Descriptive analysis of drone benefits, barriers and perception in health-care product delivery
| Factors | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Benefits | ||
| Reach remote areas (RRA) | 4.53 | 1.054 |
| Rapid mode of transport (RMT) | 4.51 | 0.940 |
| Improve emergency response (IER) | 4.43 | 1.048 |
| Reduced transportation cost (RTC) | 4.34 | 1.118 |
| Reduced waiting time (RWT) | 4.29 | 1.061 |
| Reduced labour cost (RLC) | 4.26 | 1.120 |
| Increased product accessibility (IPA) | 4.26 | 1.090 |
| Enhanced Customer-Centric delivery (ECCD) | 4.22 | 1.059 |
| Reduced losses caused by delayed delivery (RLDD) | 4.21 | 1.097 |
| Improved storage conditions (ISC) | 4.18 | 1.118 |
| Reduced product damage or contamination (RPDC) | 4.17 | 1.092 |
| Reduced carbon footprint (RCF) | 4.11 | 1.068 |
| Reduced inventory cost (RIC) | 3.96 | 1.062 |
| Reduced inventory waste (RIW) | 3.95 | 1.142 |
| Barriers | ||
| Difficulty in bad weather (DBW) | 3.22 | 1.414 |
| Limited infrastructure (LI) | 3.21 | 1.462 |
| Limited payload (product quantity) (LP1) | 3.18 | 1.505 |
| Lack of trained personnel (LTP) | 3.13 | 1.518 |
| Limited payload (product type) (LP2) | 3.09 | 1.502 |
| Limited range (LR) | 2.88 | 1.465 |
| Risk of collisions (RC) | 2.60 | 1.455 |
| Risk to confidentiality (R2C) | 2.47 | 1.575 |
| Lack of leadership (LL) | 2.46 | 1.461 |
| Reliability (Rel) | 2.45 | 1.404 |
| Poor accuracy (PA) | 2.43 | 1.453 |
| Environmental concerns (EC) | 2.42 | 1.520 |
| Poor temperature control (PTC) | 2.11 | 1.339 |
| Noise pollution (NP) | 1.94 | 1.345 |
| Reduced quality (RQ) | 1.93 | 1.368 |
| Perception | ||
| Attitude towards using technology (ATUT) | 4.42 | 1.135 |
| Complexity (Cplex) | 4.32 | 1.080 |
| Personal innovativeness (PI) | 4.30 | 1.067 |
| Performance expectancy (PE) | 4.27 | 1.119 |
| Compatibility (Cpat) | 4.10 | 1.106 |
| Relative advantage (RA) | 4.00 | 1.292 |
| Invasion of privacy (IP) | 3.77 | 1.508 |
| Delivery risk (DR) | 2.77 | 1.315 |
| Performance risk (PR) | 2.68 | 1.323 |
| Security (Sec) | 2.66 | 1.472 |
| Factors | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
| 4.53 | 1.054 | |
| 4.51 | 0.940 | |
| 4.43 | 1.048 | |
| 4.34 | 1.118 | |
| 4.29 | 1.061 | |
| 4.26 | 1.120 | |
| 4.26 | 1.090 | |
| 4.22 | 1.059 | |
| 4.21 | 1.097 | |
| 4.18 | 1.118 | |
| 4.17 | 1.092 | |
| 4.11 | 1.068 | |
| 3.96 | 1.062 | |
| 3.95 | 1.142 | |
| 3.22 | 1.414 | |
| 3.21 | 1.462 | |
| 3.18 | 1.505 | |
| 3.13 | 1.518 | |
| 3.09 | 1.502 | |
| 2.88 | 1.465 | |
| 2.60 | 1.455 | |
| 2.47 | 1.575 | |
| 2.46 | 1.461 | |
| 2.45 | 1.404 | |
| 2.43 | 1.453 | |
| 2.42 | 1.520 | |
| 2.11 | 1.339 | |
| 1.94 | 1.345 | |
| 1.93 | 1.368 | |
| 4.42 | 1.135 | |
| 4.32 | 1.080 | |
| 4.30 | 1.067 | |
| 4.27 | 1.119 | |
| 4.10 | 1.106 | |
| 4.00 | 1.292 | |
| 3.77 | 1.508 | |
| 2.77 | 1.315 | |
| 2.68 | 1.323 | |
| 2.66 | 1.472 | |
Source(s): Created by the authors; Authors Construct (2024)
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