Impact of culture on the adoption of diabetes self-management applications: Cape flats, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPetersen, Fazlyn
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-21T15:12:04Z
dc.date.available2021-10-21T15:12:04Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractDiabetes is a global health problem with a high mortality rate. The research indicates low levels of technology use amongst diabetic patients in low socioeconomic environments and minority groups. We posit that the culture of patients is a potential reason for the low adoption and use of technology. However, research on the proliferation of culture at an individual level is limited. Therefore, this paper assessed the influence of culture on mobile application adoption and use amongst diabetic patients in the Cape Flats, South Africa. This study used key constructs from the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Hofstedeā€™s cultural dimensions. It was analysed using survey data from 439 respondents using purposive sampling. It was found that the dimensions of Hofstede and the Theory of Planned Behaviour can identify how culture influences mobile application adoption of diabetic patients in the geographical Cape Flats area. However, this research indicates a stronger relationship between culture and diabetes self-management activities than culture and the adoption of mobile applications.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPetersen, F. (2021). Impact of culture on the adoption of diabetes self-management applications: Cape flats, South Africa. Proceedings of the 1st Virtual Conference on Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ifip.ue.edu.pe/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6939
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherifipen_US
dc.subjectMobile applicationsen_US
dc.subjectDiabetesen_US
dc.subjectTechnology adoptionen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectSelf-managementen_US
dc.titleImpact of culture on the adoption of diabetes self-management applications: Cape flats, South Africaen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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