Abstract:
Globally, Preeclampsia has been an alarming
condition, thus creating a major concern in its prevention and
monitoring. Software developers have implemented several
Internet of Things systems to transform human society towards
becoming convenient and efficient with maternal health benefits.
Due to the freedom in developing these systems, evaluation of the
systems’ performance must be addressed to enable this
revolutionized transformation. Therefore, the study selected an
already developed 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
system for preeclampsia management in antenatal care to
represent other IoT systems in conducting the performance
evaluation. A sample of fifty pregnant mothers was selected using
purposive and simple random sampling to conduct the
performance evaluation. The study used a total of 200 blood
pressure readings from pregnant mothers. Consistency, response
rate, accuracy, reliability, and output were the metrics used to
evaluate the IoT based system’s performance. During
performance evaluation, the study found out that the system
achieved all the functionalities expected in its assessment.
Therefore, the IoT based system has the potential to inform future
antenatal practices.
