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iRise: Willingness of Low-and Middle-Income Country-based Health Workers to Respond to Public Health Emergencies and Disasters - an mHealth Intervention Study
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Mobile Health (mHealth)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
iRise: Willingness of Low-and Middle-Income Country-based Health Workers to Respond to Public Health Emergencies and Disasters - an mHealth Intervention Study
Principal Institution
Johns Hopkins University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Barnett, Daniel Jeremy; Asad, Nargis; Razzak, Junaid Abdul
Project Contact Information
Email:
dbarnett@jhsph.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2021–2026
Country
Pakistan
Project Description
The willingness of healthcare workers (HCWs) to report to work during pandemics and other public health emergencies and disasters is a foundational prerequisite for national, regional, and global health security. This is especially true in the face of an ever-broadening array of emergent population-health threats. Well-documented case reports point to concerning gaps in public health emergency and disaster response willingness, including among HCWs based in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Research to date in LMICs and other settings has highlighted HCWs’ self-efficacy as a leading predictor of their willingness to respond in these types of events.
The purpose of this two-part study is to develop, measure the effectiveness of, and refine a novel mHealth intervention using an evidence-informed approach for building self-efficacy and enhancing response willingness among LMIC-based emergency department HCWs in public health emergencies and disasters.
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