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A Smart Phone based Application for Early Detection of Pregnancy Complications in Kenya

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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 147 - Number 10
Year of Publication: 2016
Authors: John Mbithi, Joseph Onderi Orero
10.5120/ijca2016911190

John Mbithi, Joseph Onderi Orero . A Smart Phone based Application for Early Detection of Pregnancy Complications in Kenya. International Journal of Computer Applications. 147, 10 ( Aug 2016), 8-14. DOI=10.5120/ijca2016911190

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author = { John Mbithi, Joseph Onderi Orero },
title = { A Smart Phone based Application for Early Detection of Pregnancy Complications in Kenya },
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url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume147/number10/25687-2016911190/ },
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Abstract

Lack of adequate information and timely response to pregnancy complications during prenatal care is a major cause of maternal mortality in Kenya. More women are dying from pregnancy and childbirth related causes such as pre-eclampsia, obstructed labor, infections, hemorrhage and high blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to develop an expert system incorporated on a mobile phone to detect pregnancy complications before birth. The system used rule based system to determine whether a mother has maternal risks and recommends prenatal care advice based on the condition of the expectant mother.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

GSM- Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSMA 2013) Mobile Application or Mobile App or App – This is an application developed for small hand held devices that come either pre-installed on phones during manufacture or downloaded by customers from various mobile software distribution platforms. (Viswanathan 2013) Expert System- A computer program that attempts to act like a human expert on a particular subject area (Zwass 1985) e IMCI -electronic Integrated Management of Childhood Illness ES – Expert System HIV/AIDS-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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