mHealth adoption in low-resource environments: a review of the use of mobile healthcare in develo** countries

A Chib, MH van Velthoven, J Car - Journal of health …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The acknowledged potential of using mobile phones for improving healthcare in low-
resource environments of develo** countries has yet to translate into significant mHealth …

Effectiveness of mHealth behavior change communication interventions in develo** countries: a systematic review of the literature

TA Gurman, SE Rubin, AA Roess - Journal of health …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Mobile health (mHealth) technologies and telecommunication have rapidly been integrated
into the health care delivery system, particularly in develo** countries. Resources have …

[HTML][HTML] Issues in mHealth: findings from key informant interviews

R Whittaker - Journal of medical Internet research, 2012 - jmir.org
Background mHealth is enjoying considerable interest and private investment in the United
States. A small but growing body of evidence indicates some promise in supporting healthy …

Determinants of readiness to adopt mHealth in a rural community of Bangladesh

F Khatun, AE Heywood, PK Ray, SMA Hanifi… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Evidence in favor of mHealth for healthcare delivery in settings where trained
health workforce is limited or unavailable is accumulating. With rapid growth in access to …

[HTML][HTML] SMS text message reminders to improve infant vaccination coverage in Guatemala: a pilot randomized controlled trial

GJ Domek, IL Contreras-Roldan, ST O'Leary, S Bull… - Vaccine, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Patient reminder systems are an evidence-based way to improve childhood
vaccination rates but are difficult to implement in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Engaging pregnant women in Kenya with a hybrid computer-human SMS communication system

T Perrier, N Dell, B DeRenzi, R Anderson… - Proceedings of the 33rd …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
A growing body of HCI4D research studies the use of SMS communication to deliver health
and information services to underserved populations. This paper contributes a novel …

Scope and effectiveness of mobile phone messaging for HIV/AIDS care: a systematic review

M Velthoven, S Brusamento, A Majeed… - Psychology, health & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this mixed method systematic review was to assess the scope,
effectiveness, acceptability and feasibility of the use of mobile phone messaging for HIV …

You have an important message! Evaluating the effectiveness of a text message HIV/AIDS campaign in Northwest Uganda

A Chib, H Wilkin, LX Ling, B Hoefman… - Journal of health …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
There is a growing interest in the effect of mobile phones in health care (mHealth) service
delivery, but more research is needed to determine whether short message service (SMS) …

Text messaging to decrease tuberculosis treatment attrition in TB-HIV coinfection in Uganda

SM Hermans, S Elbireer, H Tibakabikoba… - Patient preference …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background Low tuberculosis (TB) treatment completion rates in sub-Saharan Africa are an
important driver of multidrug resistance. Mobile technology-based interventions have been …

Engaging high school students in cameroon with exam practice quizzes via sms and whatsapp

A Poon, S Giroux, P Eloundou-Enyegue… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
We created a quiz-based intervention to help secondary school students in Cameroon with
exam practice. We sent regularly-spaced, multiple-choice questions to students' own mobile …