User perspective on usages and privacy of eHealth systems in Bangladesh: A Dhaka based survey

Electronic Health (eHealth)systems and devices are getting popular in developing countries due to many benefits to the users. To improve wider users’ acceptance of eHealth systems in developing countries, eHealth community needs a clear understanding of user’ expectations and needs which may not be the same as developed countries due to differences in education, socio-economic status, social values and beliefs. This paper contributes to the understanding of users’perspectives on usages and privacy aspects of the eHealth systems and devices in Bangladesh. In this study, the participants who were 18 years or older were randomly selected across Dhaka for the electronic response to the survey questions. The survey result shows that 64% of the young generation under 35 years of age are not seriously concern about the privacy of their general and personal health information, though it is a primary concern to most of the people in Bangladesh. Regarding the consequences of disclosing health information to others, female respondents were more reactive than their counterparts.