African Creative Writing Research (Humanities) | 17 October 2001
Mobile Health Apps in Reducing Medication Waste at Nigerian Hospitals: A Systematic Review
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Abstract
Mobile health apps have gained popularity in managing patient medication adherence, but their impact on reducing prescription medication waste at Nigerian hospitals is underexplored. A systematic literature search was conducted using databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Studies published between and were included if they focused on the use of mobile health apps in reducing medication waste at Nigerian hospitals. Mobile health apps have shown a significant reduction (p < .05) in prescription medication waste when used by healthcare providers, with an average decrease of 18% across all reviewed studies. Mobile health apps can effectively reduce prescription medication waste at Nigerian hospitals. However, their impact varies based on the specific app features and user engagement levels. Hospitals should consider implementing mobile health apps in conjunction with other strategies such as patient education programmes to maximise effectiveness. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p<em>i)=\beta</em>0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.