Lutte contre le VIH SIDA : commentaires sur les travaux de Nianguiry Kante

Nianguiry Kanté était un sociologue et directeur de recherche, précédemment affecté à l’ex Institut National de la Recherche en Santé Publique devenu Institut National de la Santé Publique aujourd’hui. Il a ensuite  pris sa retraite à la toute nouvelle Université de Ségou, comme premier doyen de la Faculté des Sciences Sociales (FASSO) en décembre 2016. Doyen, comme l’appelait affectueusement ses étudiants, quittera ce monde le 13 Septembre 2021. Mais il ne le quittait pas vraiment car à titre d’exemple la Revue Africaine des Sciences Sociales (ISSN 1987-071X e-ISSN 1987-1023) dont il est l’initiateur a publié plus de 276 articles entre janvier 2010 et juin 2021 provenant d’une vingtaine de pays. En effet, cette journée mondiale de lutte contre le Sida (01 décembre) offre une autre occasion de parler du Professeur Nianguiry Kanté. L’un des domaines de recherche du Pr Kanté est la sociologie et l’anthropologie de la santé. En 2012, il a été membre fondateur du Congrès Panafricain des Anthropologues dont il était trésorier adjoint. Pour l’anthropologue, la santé constitue d’une certaine manière la marque sur les corps de façonnements sociaux, économiques, environnementaux, géopolitiques

An adoption model of mHealth applications that promote physical activity

Abstract: Physical activity is one of the ways to promote a healthy and balanced life. There is growing evidence that physical activity can be promoted through the use of mHealth applications. However, the adoption of such applications is influenced by many factors. This study investigates these factors and the relationship among them to propose a model for the adoption of mHealth applications that promote physical activity. The study has adopted two theoretical lenses as the guiding frameworks, namely the Diffusion of Innovation Theory and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Data has been collected from a convenient sample of 140 respondents from South Africa, using a survey questionnaire. The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) has been used to assess the proposed model. The results have revealed that awareness, effort expectancy, social influence and behavioural intention explain 35.3% of the variance of the use behaviour towards adopting mHealth applications that promote physical activity in South Africa. Hence, this study recommends that any..

Revisitant les facteurs affectant l’utilisation des Tics sur l’information relative aux intrants agricoles par les paysans dans les pays en voie de développement d’Afrique et Asie

Malgré une exposition des paysans aux Tics sur l’information de production agricole, la contribution de ceux-ci dans ce domaine n’est encore satisfaisante. Par conséquent, une étude a été menée pour informer notre audience sur les facteurs affectant l’utilisation de ces Tics par une révision des Tics et les articles publiés sur ces Tics en utilisant la Théorie Ancrée. Les facteurs avantage relatif, compatibilité, simplicité, l’influence sociale, observabilité, alphabétisation, savoir-faire Tics et qualité de l’information affectent positivement l’utilisation de ces Tics tandis que et le cout excessif des Tics affectent négativement leurs utilisations.Despite farmers’ exposition to ICTs on agricultural input information, their contribution to the access and use of agricultural input information is far from expectation. This study therefore, reviewed these ICTs in developing countries to extract the factors that affect ICTs’ adoption by small-scale famers using the Grounded Theory. The factors Relative Advantage, Compatibility, Simplicity, Social Influence, Observability, Literacy, ICTs’ Skills were identified as affecting positively ICTs’ use while the High Cost was identified as negatively affecting these ICTs

Le s pratiques et connaissances sur les cultures ind i g è nes sont mieux adaptées aux effets du changement climatique : Conception d’un système de capture de ces pratiques sur le sorgho au Kenya

Nous avons développé et déployé à Tharaka au Kenya une application sur téléphone portable/smartphone (voir figure 1) qui suit le paysan tout au long du cycle de production et fournit des informations pertinentes au niveau actuel du processus de production, ce qui facilite la mise en œuvre de la pratique proposée par ce paysan sur la culture indigène du sorgho. L’utilisation de l’application par les paysans, les agents de vulgarisation agricole, les chercheurs, et les fournisseurs d’intrants agricoles a été jugée satisfaisant par 75% de ces utilisateurs. L’usage de l’application a permis aux paysans d’intégrer leurs pratiques et connaissances aux cultures traditionnelles notamment celle du Sorgho. « Ces cultures traditionnelles ont le potentiel de contrecarrer l'insécurité alimentaire en raison de leur tolérance à la sécheresse et de leur capacité à prospérer sous une large gamme de sols » a dit Prof Oboko et al., (2016)

An analysis of information and communication technology policy for agriculture in Mali

Abstract: To harness the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs), developing countries need to develop national ICT policies that serve as frameworks for integrating ICTs in all spheres of society. In the absence of such policies, there is often a lack of coordination of ICT-led interventions which often leads to a waste of resources. Thus, there is always a need to define a national framework for the promotion and application of ICTs in various sectors of a country’s economy. The purpose of this study was to analyse the national ICT policy regarding the field of agriculture in Mali. The study adopted the theory of knowledge as its guiding theoretical framework. In addition, this study adopted a qualitative research method as data was collected using policy documents and semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using the qualitative content analysis (QCA) method with the aid of NVIVO version 12 software. The results showed that Mali had two policy documents that articulated the country’s strategy towards the use of ICTs in the agricultural sector..

An analysis of the policies of Information and Communication Technologies for Agriculture in Mali

To harness the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), developing countries need to develop national ICT policies that will serve as a framework for integrating ICTs at all levels of society. In the absence of that, different actors often engage in various actions for the same beneficiaries and in pursuit of the same objectives. That raises the need to define a national framework for the promotion and application of ICTs in the various production areas, particularly agricultural ones. It is for that reason that this study examined through qualitative methods (policy documents and semi-structured interviews) the national policy of Mali on the use of ICTs in agriculture. Data was analysed using the Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA) method with the aid of NVIVO 12 software. The results showed that the country has two policy documents that articulate the country’s strategy towards the use of ICTs in the agricultural sector, that is, the Agricultural Orientation Law and the National Strategy for the Development of the Digital Economy. Further examination revealed that that these two policy documents are neither appropriate nor coherent in today's Malian landscape. This has resulted in an underutilisation of digital tools by agricultural extension officers which led to the low agricultural productivity in the country. This study recommended therefore the recasting of both documents to take into account the reported observation

Internet of medical things, policies and geriatrics: An analysis of the national digital health strategy for South Africa 2019–2024 from the policy triangle framework perspective

Policies are a cornerstone for the effective implementation of a strategy. In the healthcare context, policies should not only highlight a country's vision towards the provision of healthcare but also identify the mechanisms through which such provision will be dispensed and the target beneficiaries. In addition, information technologies have been acknowledged as important media for healthcare delivery. Moreover, as the world's population is ageing, there is a need for a renewed focus on elderly healthcare. It is in this context that this paper investigated the National Digital Health Strategy for South Africa (2019–2024) concerning the provision of healthcare to the elderly and the use of the Internet of Medical Things in healthcare provision using the Policy Triangle Framework as the theoretical lens. Findings revealed that the country's digital health strategy is comprehensive and, therefore, could be used as a gauge for the formulation of electronic health strategies that make provision for the use of emerging technologies in developing countries

An ICT model for increased adoption of farm input information in developing countries: A case in Sikasso, Mali

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play a key role in the dissemination of information on farm inputs for their increased adoption. Small-scale cereal farmers have been exposed to ICT-based farm input information in developing countries. However, an underuse of these ICTs services has led to an insignificant adoption of farm input information. That underuse was due to certain factors. The purpose of this study was to propose an ICT model for increased adoption of farm input information by establishing these factors and their relationships. A convenient sample of 300 small-scale cereal farmers was selected in Sikasso, Mali to gather data. The partial least squares structural equation modelling technique was used to assess the model that was being proposed. We used the technique to establish the measurement model validity and to assess the structural model (hypotheses). The result suggested that the model was highly predictive of the Use of ICT-based farm input information (80.7%). In addition, use of these ICT-based farm input information was also highly predictive (68.4%) of the Increased Adoption of farm input information by small-scale cereal farmers in developing countries. Keywords: Cereal farmers, Productivity, ICT-based farm input information, Developing countries, Mal