Nhwehwɛmu foforo bi daa no adi sɛ susuw mogya mu oxygen dodow a ɛwɔ fie no yɛ ɔkwan a ahobammɔ wom a nnipa a wɔwɔ COVID-19 betumi afa so ahu nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔn akwahosan betumi asɛe. Pulse oximeters yɛ mfiri a ɛwɔ baabiara, a ne bo nyɛ den a ɛma hann fa obi nsateaa mu hyerɛn de hwɛ sɛnea oxygen dɔɔso wɔ ne mogya mu. Adanse ada no adi sɛ oxygen dodow a ɛkɔ fam wɔ mogya mu no yɛ ade titiriw a ɛkyerɛ sɛ COVID-19 ɔyarefo akwahosan resɛe na ebia wobehia sɛ wɔhwɛ wɔn yiye na wɔsa wɔn yare ntɛm.
Nhwehwɛmu a wotintimii wɔ Lancet Digital Health mu no hwehwɛɛ nhwehwɛmu 13 a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ nnipa 3,000 a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛɛ mu wɔ aman anum so * mu, a wɔyɛɛ emu dodow no ara wɔ ɔyaredɔm a edi kan no mu.
Nyansahufo no hui sɛ sɛ wɔde aduruyɛ mu akwankyerɛ ma a, ofie pulse oximetry betumi ayɛ adwuma sɛ ahobammɔ afiri, atew ntɛmpɛ ne ayaresabea a wɔde wɔn kɔ ayaresabea a ɛho nhia so ama ayarefo a wobetumi atra fie dwoodwoo, bere a wohu sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛkyerɛ sɛ nneɛma asɛe ntɛm na ɔhwɛ a ɛkɔ soro wɔ wɔn a wohia no mu no. Eyi bɛboa ma wɔakora nneɛma a wɔatrɛw mu so, na ɛbɛtew mmoawa no a ɛbɛtrɛw bio afi nkitahodi mu wɔ akwahosan tebea horow mu no so.
Nanso, nhwehwɛmufo no hyɛ nhwehwɛmu a wɔanyɛ wɔ ayarefo a wɔn honam ani yɛ tuntum ho, a ebia oximetry nyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ wɔn fam sen aborɔfo de no nsow.
Nhwehwɛmufo no gyina nea wɔahu so de nyansahyɛ atitiriw bi a ebetumi aboa ma wɔayɛ oximetry a wɔde di dwuma wɔ fie COVID-19 sohwɛ mu no gyinapɛn mae.
Nea ɛho hia no, nhwehwɛmu no kamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔmfa cutoff point a wɔakyerɛkyerɛ mu nni dwuma wɔ mogya mu oxygen dodow (92%), a ɛbɛma akwahosan ho adwumayɛfo ahu bere a ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyarefo bi kɔ ayaresabea kɔsa no yare, anaasɛ wobetumi apow hia a ɛho hia sɛ wɔhwɛ no bio saa bere no.
Dr Ahmed Alboksmaty, Nhwehwɛmufoɔ boafoɔ a ɔfiri Institute of Global Health Innovation, kaa sɛ: 'Wɔ ɔyaredɔm no nyinaa mu no, ɔmanfoɔ haw no asesa afiri 'So manya COVID?' to 'Sɛ menyaa COVID a, ɛhia sɛ mekɔ ayaresabea?'. Yɛn nhwehwɛmu no kyerɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ COVID-19 betumi de pulse oximetry ahwɛ wɔn mogya mu oxygen dodow wɔ fie dwoodwoo. Sɛ oxygen dodow a ɛwɔ wɔn mu no so tew sen baabi a, ɛnde eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwehwɛ ayaresa a ɛyɛ animdefo.
'Pulse oximetry yɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔde bedi dwuma ankasa, ɛho ka yɛ den, ɛwɔ baabiara, na sɛnea yɛada no adi no, ɛyɛ ɔkwan a mfaso wɔ so a wɔfa so hu akwahosan a ɛresɛe wɔ COVID-19 ayarefo mu.'
Smartphone ne mobile app ahorow bi nso wɔ tumi a wɔde susuw mframa pa dodow a ɛwɔ mogya mu, na nhwehwɛmufo no hu sɛ ɛyɛ adwinnade a ebetumi ayɛ adwinnade a wobetumi anya de ahwɛ nneɛma so. Nanso, bere a nhwehwɛmu ahorow bi abɔ amanneɛ sɛ ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ te sɛ atetesɛm mu pulse oximeters no, nhwehwɛmufo no de baa awiei sɛ adanse a ɛdɔɔso nni hɔ a ɛbɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔmfa nni dwuma de hwɛ ayaresabea.
Nhwehwɛmu no nso huu nsonsonoe foforo a ɛwɔ mprempren adanse no mu, titiriw no, nsɛm a ɛnnɔɔso a wɔde bɛkyerɛ sɛ ebia pulse oximetry betumi ama akwahosan ho anidaso atu mpɔn ama ayarefo anaa.
Dr Ana Luisa Neves, Advanced Research Fellow a ofi Institute of Global Health Innovation, kaa sɛ: 'Yɛn nhwehwɛmu no ada sɛnea pulse oximetry a wɔde bedi dwuma wɔ akyirikyiri ayarefo a wɔhwɛ wɔn so no betumi aboa ma ɔhaw ahorow a ɛwɔ akwahosan nhyehyɛe so wɔ COVID-19 ɔyaredɔm no mu no ano abrɛ ase. Nanso, ɛho hia sɛ wɔhwɛ hu sɛ mprempren nhwehwɛmu a enni hɔ wɔ nnipa a wofi mmusuakuw ne mmusuakuw ahorow mu no di ho dwuma. Enti ɛho hia sɛ wɔde mmoa ma de hwɛ hu.' saa mfiridwuma yi brɛ akwahosan mu pɛyɛ a enni hɔ dedaw no ase, sen sɛ ɛbɛhyɛ ntini.
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