• Sumaiya Bhamani
• Dr. Shobha Udipi
• Dr, Anuradha Ramesh

Smartphone usage has increased over the past few years. Along with improving the mode of communication, it also has various features which have advance its users. Due to this advancement, mobile health or mhealth was discovered which eventually become a way to bridge the gap of communication between health practitioners and the general population. It has become a source of information as well as education for its users. Obesity is increasing worldwide and the field of healthcare is advancing towards controlling it. Along with obesity, issues relating to women’s health like fertility problems, pregnancy as well as postpartum care is also on a rise. Mhealth has a major contribution to spreading awareness about obesity and women’s health problems among the general population as well as encouraging them to adopt a healthy lifestyle. This study aimed at identifying and evaluating the health apps for weight loss and women’s health on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. A sample size of sixty was considered of which thirty apps were underweight loss category and thirty apps were under the category of women’s health. The features, gaps, and user-ratings of these apps were listed and intensively reviewed. The collected data showed that there were numerous gaps present in these health apps which made it less user-friendly. Also, the presence of certain features in the app received high ratings by its users and the absence of those features made the app receive low ratings by its users. Several applications can be taken from this study in order to improve future mobile health applications.

Apps,Weight loss, women's health, ratings

"APPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND WOMEN’S HEALTH: EVALUATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF GAPS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.308-324, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906V45.pdf

"APPS FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND WOMEN’S HEALTH: EVALUATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF GAPS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp308-324, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906V45.pdf