User Satisfaction and Acceptability of Dialogue Systems for Detecting Counterfeit Drugs

Authors: Oyelami M. Olufemi

Abstract:

The menace of counterfeiting pharmaceuticals/drugs has become a major threat to consumers, healthcare providers, drug manufacturers and governments. It is a source of public health concern both in the developed and developing nations. Several solutions for detecting and authenticating counterfeit drugs have been adopted by different nations of the world. In this article, a dialogue system-based drug counterfeiting detection system was developed and the results of the user satisfaction and acceptability of the system are presented. The results show that the users were satisfied with the system and the system was widely accepted as a means of fighting counterfeited drugs.

Keywords: Counterfeiting, dialogue system, drugs, voice application.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1079662

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