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With the increasing use of mobile applications in Western countries, more emphasis should be taken when designing them for the African community to increase usage. In this paper, a pilot study was conducted with 30 participants to investigate the cultural differences in the design of a mobile health application for the African community residing in Maryland, United States. It highlights the cultural factors that need to be considered when designing a mobile application for the African community. The findings revealed the differences with adoption by gender and age. Differences in age and gender were measured using cultural dimensions. Health management along with cultural markers were examined to better understand factors that affect behavioral changes in the design of a mobile health application.
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Oladapo, H., Chakraborty, J. (2021). Cross-Cultural Differences of Designing Mobile Health Applications for Africans. In: Stephanidis, C., et al. HCI International 2021 - Late Breaking Papers: Design and User Experience. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 13094. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90238-4_39
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