Hisrael Passarelli-Araujo
Estimating the effect of socio-economic factors on infant mortality rates in Latin America between 2000 and 2019: a panel data analysis
Public health
conflict fragility political violence taking place many countries middle east north africa mena region devastating effects health digital health technologies contribute enhancing quality accessibility availability health care services fragile conflictaffected states mena region inform future research investments policy processes scoping review aims map evidence digital health fragile states mena region conducted scoping review following joanna briggs institute jbi guidelines conducted descriptive analysis general characteristics included papers thematic analysis key findings included studies categorized targeted primary users different digital health intervention 10724 articles identified included 93 studies included studies mainly focused digital health interventions targeting healthcare providers clients data services studies focused health systems organizations managers included studies observational studies 49 identified systematic reviews studies conducted lebanon 32 followed afghanistan 13 palestine 12 first authors mainly affiliated institutions countries outside mena region 57 mainly united kingdom united states digital health interventions provided platform training supervision consultation health care providers continuing education medical students disease selfmanagement review also highlighted implementation considerations adoption digital health computer literacy weak technological infrastructure privacy concerns review showed digital health technologies provide promising solutions addressing health needs fragile conflictaffected states however rigorous evaluation digital technologies fragile settings humanitarian crises needed inform design deployment