We are taking a community-engaged approach to co-developing a digital solution and decision support system addressing the youth substance use crisis in Aru, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The project’s first phase includes understanding the current context by identifying:
- important individuals and groups in providing early intervention and basic training to at-risk youths and
- how different individuals and groups interact. This will help set the foundation for developing the digital solution.
We are teaming up with mDoc to evaluate the impact of their coach-led digital self-care platform on blood pressure management among people living with hypertension in Nigeria. mDoc is a digital health social enterprise aiming to dramatically reduce the chronic disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa by providing integrated care support through mobile and web platforms to people living with chronic disease.
Publications
- Societal Impact Fellows address youth substance abuse. Accessed December 13, 2022. https://www.purdue.edu/provost/about/newsletter/jun2022/story-seven.php
- Deng M, Li F, Adeoye-Olatunde OA, Kong N, Shi P. Towards an understanding of community-engaged efforts in addressing the youth substance use in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. BMC Public Health. 2025 Dec; 26(1):278.doi:10.1186/s12889-025-25809-z
Aina A, Munnee MM, Malumi O, Mobisson N, Etuk I, Minaye H, Pastakia S, Adeoye-Olatunde O. Coach-led digital health intervention for hypertension management in Nigeria. J Hypertens. 2025;43(Suppl 1):e4. doi:10.1097/01.hjh.0001115268.05573.32