Mobile Health Application Design: A User-Centered Approach for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Screening

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that ranks 13th as the deadliest disease in the world. Without treatment, pulmonary TB has a 50% chance of causing death. The presence of Covid-19 has further hindered the management of pulmonary TB, coupled with low awareness among the Indonesian population regarding early detection of TB, making it a serious problem. One of the ways to improve the early detection rate of TB is by developing a mobile health (mHealth) application. However, many mHealth applications fail because they are not designed to meet user needs. A design plan was created for a mobile screening application for pulmonary TB, aiming to increase awareness and interest in the early detection of TB using the User Centered Design method to ensure that the designed application fulfills user needs. The design of the mobile application is expected to facilitate the screening process from anywhere. By making screening easier, it is hoped to increase the interest in early detection of TB among the population. The usability test of the application design, conducted using the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) method, obtained excellent results in all six tested aspects. This indicates that the prototype design of the E-Screening TB application has met user criteria. The results of the six tested aspects, namely Attractiveness, Efficiency, Perspicuity, Dependability, Novelty, and Stimulation, all achieved an excellent level, which represents the highest ranking (top 10% of the dataset) in the UEQ testing method.