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Physical and Augmented Reality based Playful Activities for Refresher Training of ASHA Workers in India

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Satish Agnihotri,

Aparajita MondalAuthors Info & Claims

Asian HCI '22: Proceedings of the Asian HCI Symposium 2022

Pages 16 - 22

https://doi.org/10.1145/3516492.3558788

Published: 07 January 2023 Publication History

Abstract

Recent health surveys in India highlight the alarming child malnutrition levels and lower rates of complete child immunization in many parts of India. Previous researches report that the conventional training pedagogy of the CHWs (Community Healthcare Workers) or the ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) in India is ineffective in enhancing their capacity. Considering that the CHWs are getting equipped with smartphones, it calls for a rethinking of their training pedagogy using the ICT approach. Two refresher training tools were developed to make learning the child immunization schedule more exciting and conceptually engaging for ASHAs. The physical and AR (Augmented Reality) versions of designed card games were compared for effectiveness and knowledge retention, pre, and post-intervention through questionnaire tests conducted immediately before and after playing multiple sessions. The AR-based play was found to be better in learning and knowledge retention with more engagement, mainly due to its interactive and intuitive nature of play.

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Physical and Augmented Reality based Playful Activities for Refresher Training of ASHA Workers in India
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
      1. Field studies

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Majhi AMondal AAgnihotri S(2024)Mapping Child Malnutrition and Measuring Efficiency of Community Healthcare Workers through Location Based Games in IndiaProceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good10.1145/3677525.3678685(377-385)Online publication date: 4-Sep-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3677525.3678685
Majhi AMondal AAgnihotri S(2024)Refresher Training through Digital and Physical, Card-Based Game for Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) in IndiaCompanion Proceedings of the 2024 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play10.1145/3665463.3678819(175-180)Online publication date: 14-Oct-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3665463.3678819
Majhi AMondal AAgnihotri S(2024)Replay, Revise, and Refresh: Smartphone-Based Refresher Training for Community Healthcare Workers in IndiaHCI International 2024 Posters10.1007/978-3-031-61966-3_34(310-320)Online publication date: 1-Jun-2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61966-3_34

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