Implementing text-messaging to support and enhance delivery of health behavior change interventions in low- to middle-income countries: case study of the Lifestyle Africa intervention

Implementing text-messaging to support and enhance delivery of health behavior change interventions in low- to middle-income countries: case study of the Lifestyle Africa intervention

Abstract The prevalence of non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, is rising in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Health behavior change (HBC) interventions such as the widely used Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) are effective at reducing chronic disease ris...

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Main Authors: Frank T. Materia, Joshua M. Smyth, Thandi Puoane, Lungiswa Tsolekile, Kathy Goggin, Stephen R. Kodish, Andrew T. Fox, Ken Resnicow, Scott Werntz, Delwyn Catley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
mHealth
Text messaging
SMS
Health behavior change
LMIC
Diabetes prevention program
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16388-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16388-y

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