Akinseinde, Ayomikun S.

Badejo, J. A.

Malgwi, Rejoice N.

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GRAVID:	An	Indigenous	m-Health	App	for	S&CC	Joke	A.	Badejo,	Ayomikun	S.	Akinseinde	and	Rejoice	N.	Malgwi	Covenant	University,	Ota,	Nigeria	ü  GRAVID	 	 is	an	 indigenous	smart	application	that	addresses	the	 gap	of	 unavailability	 of	 context-based	nutritional,	 drug	and	 substance	 abuse	 as	 well	 as	 medical	 information	appropriate	 to	meet	 identi:ied	needs	of	gravid	women	and	subsequently	their	babies	(for	5	years);	within	the	African-context.		ü  GRAVID	also	provides	a	monitoring	tool	 for	the	healthcare	givers	 to	 track	 the	 progress	 of	 the	 gravid	 woman	 they	oversee.	ü  It	is	intended	that	this	solution	will	also	provide	a	source	of	collecting	data	 to	update	necessary	 information	as	well	as	addressing	 related	 community-based	 issues	 to	 reduce	 the	maternal	and	child	mortality	rates.	4.					Architecture	of	Proposed	mHealth	solution	(GRAVID)	q Maternal	and	child	mortality	remains	a	major	public	health	problem	in	the	sub-Saharan	Africa	and	especially	in	Nigeria.	q Under-nutri=on	contributes	to	nearly	half	of	all	deaths	in	children	under	5	and	is	widespread	in	Asia	and	Africa.	q Globally,	the	number	of	children	suﬀering	from	underweight	con=nues	to	decline;	but	in	West	and	Central	Africa,	underweight	is	on	the	rise.	Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in women aged 15 to 49), by region, 1990, 2010 and 2015. Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNPF and The World Bank, WHO 2015 The highest national under-five mortality rates are found in sub-Saharan Africa Source: UN IGME, UNICEF, New York 2015. Number of children under 5 who are underweight, by region, 1990 to 2014 Source:  UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates, September 2015 ed. Contact	email:	smartcu@covenantuniversity.edu.ng	1.			The	Problem		 q  It	 is	 crucial	 to	 address	 the	 gap	 of	unavailabil ity	 of	 context-based	nutri=on-related	 informa=on	 for	improve	 prenatal,	 neonatal	 and	postnatal	care.		q  The	rapid	prolifera=on	and	ubiquitous	nature	 of	 mobile	 technology	 within	the	 emerging	 IoT-driven	 smart	communi=es	 paradigm	 promises	 a	uniﬁed	 framework	 for	 tackling	 these	community-based	health	challenges.		2.			The	Proposed	Solution		3.					Description	of	the	System	5.					Activity	Diagram	for	GRAVID	Scenarios	6.				Screenshots	of	GRAVID	as	deployed	at	the	Initial	Phase	q  This project was implemented with Android Studio for cost-effective development and widespread community coverage.  q  The initial phase solution of GRAVID was deployed and tested on the commonly used Android phones as well as tablets to ensure its functionality and efficiency. q The subsequent phases will be deployed with regular updates from national health professionals (such as nutritionists, midwives) to enhance prenatal, neonatal, postnatal and subsequent under-five care services in the community.  q It is intended for use by gravid women and their relatives as well as community health workers. NIST	Global	Ci8es	Teams	Challenge	Expo,	13th	–	15th	June	2016,	Aus8n	TX,	USA	

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