We present a study on perceptions and adoption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Healthcare
Services. The paper regards ICT as tools that facilitate communication, processing, storage and transmission of
information by electronic means. This includes a range of ICT tools, from radio and television to telephones (fixed
and mobile), personal computers, and the Internet. ICT has a potential to impact every aspect and activity in health
sector. However, the adoption of ICT tools can be greatly affected by perceptions of community members. In
addition, perceptions can enormously differ from one country to another necessitating carrying out a study in a
particular country. In this regard it was important to establish the perceptions and adoption of ICT among community
members. The findings show that ICT tools that are positively perceived, in descending order, include Radio, Mobile
phones and Television. Although there was no significant difference in terms of percentage of users for Radio and
Mobile phones, analysis show that there is a statistical evidence that the proportion of community members that have
adopted ICT as a major source of healthcare information significantly differ (p < 0.001) between urban and
neighbouring rural areas