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Response patterns to interactive SMS health education quizzes at two sites in Uganda : a cohort study
Anna M. de Lepper...[et al.]. - [Oxford]: Blackwell, cop. 2013
The use of mobile phones can improve and strengthen (preventive) health care in low- and middle-income countries. This retrospective assesses the response patterns of participants in free SMS health education quizzes in Uganda.
E-Publication about: health education - mobile telecommunication services - uganda
The use of mobile phones can improve and strengthen (preventive) health care in low- and middle-income countries. This retrospective assesses the response patterns of participants in free SMS health education quizzes in Uganda.
E-Publication about: health education - mobile telecommunication services - uganda
Leveraging mobile technologies to promote maternal & newborn health : the current landscape & opportunities for advancement in low-resource settings
Center for innovation & technology in public health, Public health institute. - [Washington, DC]: mHealth alliance, [2012]
In maternal and newborn health, combining mobile technologies with existing health system resources may provide women and newborns with health care through interventions that stimulate demand for available services, promote improved access, and lead to better health care delivery.
E-Publication about: maternal and child health - mobile telecommunication services - health care delivery - maternal health services - asia - latin america - africa - bangladesh - india - philippines - brazil - mexico - peru - ghana - kenya - liberia - south africa - rwanda - tanzania - uganda
In maternal and newborn health, combining mobile technologies with existing health system resources may provide women and newborns with health care through interventions that stimulate demand for available services, promote improved access, and lead to better health care delivery.
E-Publication about: maternal and child health - mobile telecommunication services - health care delivery - maternal health services - asia - latin america - africa - bangladesh - india - philippines - brazil - mexico - peru - ghana - kenya - liberia - south africa - rwanda - tanzania - uganda
Applying a framework for assessing the health system challenges to scaling up mHealth in South Africa
Natalie Leon, Helen Schneider, Emmanuelle Daviaud. - [London]: BioMed central, 2012
Using the case of community-based health services (CBS) in South Africa and based on local experience, a framework is applied to appraise the challenges to effective implementation of mHealth at scale in health systems useful for policy and practice decision-making in low and middle-income settings.
E-Publication about: health services - mobile telecommunication services - community participation - communication technology - public health - health policy - south africa
Using the case of community-based health services (CBS) in South Africa and based on local experience, a framework is applied to appraise the challenges to effective implementation of mHealth at scale in health systems useful for policy and practice decision-making in low and middle-income settings.
E-Publication about: health services - mobile telecommunication services - community participation - communication technology - public health - health policy - south africa
Mobile phone use in Tanzania
Rick van Genuchten...[et al.]. - Amsterdam: Vrije universiteit (VU) Amsterdam [etc.], 2012
This report aims to gain insight in the potential for mobile health services in Tanzania. It focuses on three main barriers to mobile health opportunities: cost-benefit barriers, policy barriers, and barriers related to technical architecture, data standards and platforms.
E-Publication about: health services - mobile telecommunication services - tanzania
This report aims to gain insight in the potential for mobile health services in Tanzania. It focuses on three main barriers to mobile health opportunities: cost-benefit barriers, policy barriers, and barriers related to technical architecture, data standards and platforms.
E-Publication about: health services - mobile telecommunication services - tanzania
In CRS India, cell phones lead to better health for expectant moms
Catholic relief services. - [S.l.]: Catholic relief services (CRS) India, [2011]
See a mobile phone become a tool for saving mothers' and babies' lives in India. Through innovation and strategic partnership, Catholic Relief Services is equipping community health workers to provide better care to women during pregnancy.
Audio Visual about: maternal and child health - maternal health services - mobile telecommunication services - health personnel - primary health care - religious institutions - india
See a mobile phone become a tool for saving mothers' and babies' lives in India. Through innovation and strategic partnership, Catholic Relief Services is equipping community health workers to provide better care to women during pregnancy.
Audio Visual about: maternal and child health - maternal health services - mobile telecommunication services - health personnel - primary health care - religious institutions - india
Community based weighing of newborns and use of mobile phones by village elders in rural settings in Kenya : a decentralised approach to health care provision
Peter Gisore...[et al.]. - [London]: BioMed central, 2012
In rural Kenya, pregnancies are often not recorded and birth weights are not accurately known. To obtain accurate birth weights for all infants, village elders were engaged to assist. All elders received weighing scales and mobile phones as tools to assist in subject enrollment and data recording.
E-Publication about: pregnancy - childbirth - child health - weights and measures - data collection - mobile telecommunication services - community participation - rural areas - kenya
In rural Kenya, pregnancies are often not recorded and birth weights are not accurately known. To obtain accurate birth weights for all infants, village elders were engaged to assist. All elders received weighing scales and mobile phones as tools to assist in subject enrollment and data recording.
E-Publication about: pregnancy - childbirth - child health - weights and measures - data collection - mobile telecommunication services - community participation - rural areas - kenya
M-health for health behaviour change in resource-limited settings : applications to HIV care and beyond
Harsha Thirumurthy & Richard T. Lester. - [Geneva]: World health organization (WHO), 2012
The interest in m-health creates the need to assess its effectiveness on behaviour change and to objectively compare their cost-effectiveness with that of other behaviour change strategies. This paper presents the results of three m-health interventions recently evaluated in Kenya.
E-Publication about: aids - disease control - therapeutics - mobile telecommunication services - evaluation - kenya
The interest in m-health creates the need to assess its effectiveness on behaviour change and to objectively compare their cost-effectiveness with that of other behaviour change strategies. This paper presents the results of three m-health interventions recently evaluated in Kenya.
E-Publication about: aids - disease control - therapeutics - mobile telecommunication services - evaluation - kenya
Optimizing network connectivity for mobile health technologies in sub-Saharan Africa
Mark J. Siedner...[et al.]. - [San Francisco, CA etc.: Public library of science] (PLoS), 2012
Mobile health (mHealth) technologies hold incredible promise to improve healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings. However, network reliability across large catchment areas can be a major challenge. Researched is the effect of addition of SMS to standard GPRS cellular network connectivity.
E-Publication about: health care delivery - mobile telecommunication services - communication technology - africa south of sahara
Mobile health (mHealth) technologies hold incredible promise to improve healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings. However, network reliability across large catchment areas can be a major challenge. Researched is the effect of addition of SMS to standard GPRS cellular network connectivity.
E-Publication about: health care delivery - mobile telecommunication services - communication technology - africa south of sahara
Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at healthcare appointments (Review)
J. Car...[et al.]. - [Chichester]: Wiley, 2012
Failure to attend healthcare appointments has a significant impact not only on the health of the patients but also on health system costs. This review studied whether sending patients appointment reminders using mobile phone text and multimedia messaging (SMS and MMS) could improve attendance.
E-Publication about: health care delivery - health services - mobile telecommunication services - therapeutics - africa
Failure to attend healthcare appointments has a significant impact not only on the health of the patients but also on health system costs. This review studied whether sending patients appointment reminders using mobile phone text and multimedia messaging (SMS and MMS) could improve attendance.
E-Publication about: health care delivery - health services - mobile telecommunication services - therapeutics - africa
The architecture of a software system for supporting community-based primary health care with mobile technology : the mobile technology for community health (MoTeCH) initiative in Ghana
Bruce MacLeod...[et al.]. - [S.l.: Public knowledge project (PKP). Open journal systems], 2012
Described is a software architecture of a system designed in response to the health development potential in poor countries, aiming to bridge health information gaps in rural Africa. It calculates the upcoming schedule of care for each client and notifies the client and community health workers.
E-Publication about: primary health care - health services - health information - mobile telecommunication services - information technology - communication technology - rural health - ghana - africa
Described is a software architecture of a system designed in response to the health development potential in poor countries, aiming to bridge health information gaps in rural Africa. It calculates the upcoming schedule of care for each client and notifies the client and community health workers.
E-Publication about: primary health care - health services - health information - mobile telecommunication services - information technology - communication technology - rural health - ghana - africa
Effectiveness of mHealth behavior change communication interventions in developing countries : a systematic review of the literature
Tilly A. Gurman, Sara E. Rubin & Amira A. Roess. - [Abingdon etc.]: Taylor & Francis, 2012
This systematic review of literature aims to determine how much evidence currently exists for mHealth behaviour change communication (BCC) interventions. It provides a full survey of evaluations for mHealth behaviour change programs in low- and middle-income countries, and a quality assessment.
E-Publication about: disease control - mobile telecommunication services - health programmes
This systematic review of literature aims to determine how much evidence currently exists for mHealth behaviour change communication (BCC) interventions. It provides a full survey of evaluations for mHealth behaviour change programs in low- and middle-income countries, and a quality assessment.
E-Publication about: disease control - mobile telecommunication services - health programmes
The adoption of SMS technology in disseminating health information in Indonesia : a case study on SMS info obat murah and Nokia life healthcare service
Anna C. Maharani, Nelty Rosanna, Tanti Liesman ; ed. by Katherine Otto. - [Ragunan-Jakarta]: Mercy corps Indonesia, 2012
To understand the potential of mHealth solutions in Indonesia, this study explores strategies of the private sector and analyses the barriers to build a mHealth user base. Highlighted is the partnership of not-for-profit and for-profit private sectors in improving access to health information.
E-Publication about: health information - information technology - mobile telecommunication services - private sector - public sector - partnership - indonesia
To understand the potential of mHealth solutions in Indonesia, this study explores strategies of the private sector and analyses the barriers to build a mHealth user base. Highlighted is the partnership of not-for-profit and for-profit private sectors in improving access to health information.
E-Publication about: health information - information technology - mobile telecommunication services - private sector - public sector - partnership - indonesia
Impacts of e-health on the outcomes of care in low- and middle-income countries : where do we go from here?
John D. Piette...[et al.]. - [Geneva]: World health organization (WHO), 2012
This literature review identifies data on the effects of e-health programmes on health outcomes and costs. For instance, automated telephone monitoring and self-care support calls have been shown to improve some outcomes of chronic disease management in low- and middle-income countries.
E-Publication about: health programmes - information technology - mobile telecommunication services - health economics - health care delivery
This literature review identifies data on the effects of e-health programmes on health outcomes and costs. For instance, automated telephone monitoring and self-care support calls have been shown to improve some outcomes of chronic disease management in low- and middle-income countries.
E-Publication about: health programmes - information technology - mobile telecommunication services - health economics - health care delivery
Contexts of utilization of ICT by medical practitioners in private hospitals in Nigeria
by Williams Nwagwu and Adio Akeem. - [Maastricht: United nations university. Maastricht economic and social research and training centre on innovation and technology (UNU-MERIT), 2012]
Drawing on the modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Utilization of Technology (UTAUT), this study shows the results of a questionnaire on the use of ICT (computers, internet and mobile phones) by medical practitioners in private hospitals in Nigeria.
E-Publication about: information technology - internet - mobile telecommunication services - health services - hospitals - nigeria
Drawing on the modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Utilization of Technology (UTAUT), this study shows the results of a questionnaire on the use of ICT (computers, internet and mobile phones) by medical practitioners in private hospitals in Nigeria.
E-Publication about: information technology - internet - mobile telecommunication services - health services - hospitals - nigeria
Mobile phone use and reproductive health care in Nakuru provincial hospital, Kenya
Ibembe John Daniel B. - Örebro: Örebro university. Department of informatics, 2011
Drawing on in-depth interviews, this study examines the feasibility of mobile phone use in reproductive health care in Kenya using a stakeholder pragmatic perspective based on users, health providers and policy implementers.
E-Publication about: reproductive health - health services - health care delivery - mobile telecommunication services - kenya
Drawing on in-depth interviews, this study examines the feasibility of mobile phone use in reproductive health care in Kenya using a stakeholder pragmatic perspective based on users, health providers and policy implementers.
E-Publication about: reproductive health - health services - health care delivery - mobile telecommunication services - kenya
E-health in low- and middle-income countries : findings from the Center for health market innovations
Trevor Lewis...[et al.]. - [Geneva]: World health organization (WHO), 2012
Based on a search in the Center for Health Market Innovations’ database and on literature reviews, it is shown that phones (71%) and computers (39%) are the most common devices used in technology-enabled health programs across low- and middle-income countries.
E-Publication about: information technology - technological innovations - health care delivery - mobile telecommunication services - health economics - health programmes
Based on a search in the Center for Health Market Innovations’ database and on literature reviews, it is shown that phones (71%) and computers (39%) are the most common devices used in technology-enabled health programs across low- and middle-income countries.
E-Publication about: information technology - technological innovations - health care delivery - mobile telecommunication services - health economics - health programmes
mobiHealth : a system for health care in India
Dharmesh M. Shah, Parag N. Dave. - [S.l.]: Universal association of computer and electronics engineers (UACEE), 2012]
The telemedicine system using mobile technology is developed to provide medical services in remote areas with limited financial and human resources. The implementation of MobiHealth makes the right information available at the right place, at the right time, and in the correct form at low cost.
E-Publication about: health services - rural health - mobile telecommunication services - health care delivery - rural areas - india
The telemedicine system using mobile technology is developed to provide medical services in remote areas with limited financial and human resources. The implementation of MobiHealth makes the right information available at the right place, at the right time, and in the correct form at low cost.
E-Publication about: health services - rural health - mobile telecommunication services - health care delivery - rural areas - india
The (m)health connection : an examination of the promise of mobile phones for HIV/AIDS intervention in sub-Saharan Africa
by Trisha Marie Phippard. - [S.l.: Author], cop. 2012
Focusing on a case study from South Africa (the mHealth organization Cell-Life), this thesis offers an examination of the development of innovative, locally appropriate, sustainable and scalable uses of mobile phones as instruments to support and advance HIV/AIDS work in sub-Saharan Africa.
E-Publication about: aids - disease prevention - mobile telecommunication services - health care delivery - health education - south africa - africa south of sahara
Focusing on a case study from South Africa (the mHealth organization Cell-Life), this thesis offers an examination of the development of innovative, locally appropriate, sustainable and scalable uses of mobile phones as instruments to support and advance HIV/AIDS work in sub-Saharan Africa.
E-Publication about: aids - disease prevention - mobile telecommunication services - health care delivery - health education - south africa - africa south of sahara
SMS for disease control in developing countries : a systematic review of mobile health applications
C. Déglise, L.S. Suggs, P. Odermatt. - [London: Royal society of medicine (RSM) press], 2012
This study provides evidence that mobile phones are a promising tool for SMS-supported interventions for prevention, surveillance, self-management and treatment compliance of communicable and non-communicable diseases. The focus lies on HIV/AIDS in India, South Africa and Kenya. (Abstract only)
E-Publication about: health - disease prevention - disease control - mobile telecommunication services - aids - india - south africa - kenya
This study provides evidence that mobile phones are a promising tool for SMS-supported interventions for prevention, surveillance, self-management and treatment compliance of communicable and non-communicable diseases. The focus lies on HIV/AIDS in India, South Africa and Kenya. (Abstract only)
E-Publication about: health - disease prevention - disease control - mobile telecommunication services - aids - india - south africa - kenya
Evaluating feasibility, reach and potential impact of a text message family planning information service in Tanzania
Kelly L. L'Engle...[et al.]. - [Amsterdam etc.]: Elsevier, 2012
Data from users of the Mobile for Reproductive Health (m4RH) program were collected during a 10-month pilot period. Many changes in family planning use were mentioned after using m4RH. It is recommended to deliver family planning information to youth via mobile phones (texting / sms).(Abstract only)
E-Publication about: family planning - contraception - health information - mobile telecommunication services - youth - tanzania
Data from users of the Mobile for Reproductive Health (m4RH) program were collected during a 10-month pilot period. Many changes in family planning use were mentioned after using m4RH. It is recommended to deliver family planning information to youth via mobile phones (texting / sms).(Abstract only)
E-Publication about: family planning - contraception - health information - mobile telecommunication services - youth - tanzania