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Evaluating the role of perceived usefulness in user
adoption of mobile immunisation notification system
in Uganda
Jackson Abandu*
Department of Computer Science,
Faculty of Science,
Gulu University, Uganda
Email: j.abandu@gu.ac.ug
*Corresponding author
Florence N. Kivunike
Department of Information Technology,
Faculty of Computing and Information Sciences,
Makerere University, Uganda
Email: fkivunike@cis.mak.ac.ug
Abstract: The study sought to evaluate the role of perceived usefulness
in user adoption of mobile immunisation-notification system in Uganda.
Descriptive survey design was employed and structured questionnaires were
administered to 51 healthcare professionals and mothers from Gulu referral
and Gulu independent hospitals in Northern Uganda using purposive sampling
technique. Regression analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of
the identified antecedents on the intention to adopt IMUNOT through perceived
usefulness based on technology acceptance model. The findings showed
e-health knowledge, accessibility, support, content and trust as the antecedents
of perceived usefulness with 87.8% of variance. The findings suggest the
importance of perceived usefulness in the mobile Immunisation-notification
system adoption. The study provides behavioural and infrastructural strategies
for stakeholders on how to foster perceived usefulness in the system adoption.
However, more variables may be evaluated to improve the analytical capability
of the model.
Keywords: perceived usefulness; immunisation; notification; adoption and
mobile e-health; Uganda.
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Abandu, J. and
Kivunike, F.N. (2017) ‘Evaluating the role of perceived usefulness in user
adoption of mobile immunisation notification system in Uganda’,
Int. J. Telemedicine and Clinical Practices, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp.154–167.
Biographical notes: Jackson Abandu is an Assistant Lecturer in the
Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science Gulu University, Uganda.
He received his Master’s in Information Technology from Makerere
University. His research is concerned with the design and modelling of e-health
and natural resource management systems for community or national
development.