| dc.description.abstract | Dagala lyo web system provides patients and doctors with medical information to guide them
while planning for their dosages. Most patients/caregivers in Uganda don't have a centralized and
reliable source of HIV information in regards to HIV drug emergency hence the need for the
Dagala lyo. This report is a detailed compilation of all activities we engaged in while developing
the web system (Dagala lyo).
Existing e-health systems have many limitations that hinder open access, sharing, viewing and
discussion of digital health resources. It is upon this background that we undertook this project
with the objective of developing a web system to connect the various stakeholders and develop a
culture of sharing and accessing open digital health resources to promote healthy living in Uganda.
It involves chapter 1 which is about the background to the problem, problem statement, objectives
and the scope, chapter 2 which is about the literature review, chapter 3 which is made up of the
methodology, chapter 4 which consists of system study, analysis and design, chapter 5 which is
about system implementation, testing and validation and chapter 6 which consists of the
conclusion.
During the system requirements elicitation phase, qualitative and quantitative data was collected
through studying documentation, participatory prototyping, focus group discussions and online
questionnaires. The system was implemented using a number of tools and technologies such as
MySQL, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, D3.js and Ajax. Data analysis was
done using Ms Excel, and the findings showed that whereas most of the respondents were willing
to embrace the culture of digitally accessing medical resources, they were not aware of any local
systems that could enable them share and collaborate. Some desirable features were suggested for
inclusion on the HIV drug emergency system such as dynamic search, system reminders, sharing
pictures among users within the browser, interactions via social media and comments integration,
responsiveness to mobile devices, resource reviews, ratings, approvals, proper categorization of
resources, and free access with low bandwidth, among others.
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The logical design and physical design was done and the system was implemented with all the
suggested features. An early system prototype was uploaded online for user testing and validation.
It is highly recommended that HIV patients and Doctors embrace the system to make their
contribution to Dagala Lyo, Uganda’s next top digital Health resource pool. Some of the problems
faced were the high costs of data and unstable network connectivity. Due to the unstable network
some online interviews were interrupted as they were being carried out which made the data
collection process tiring.
The main objective was achieved by successfully developing an HIV drug emergency system. The
project enabled us to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during our course of study. | en_US |
