Digital Educational Support Groups Administered through WhatsApp Messenger Improve Health-Related Knowledge and Health Behaviors of New Adolescent Mothers in the Dominican Republic: A Multi-Method Study

Digital Educational Support Groups Administered through WhatsApp Messenger Improve Health-Related Knowledge and Health Behaviors of New Adolescent Mothers in the Dominican Republic: A Multi-Method Study

(1) <i>Background</i>: In limited-resource settings such as the Dominican Republic, many factors contribute to poor health outcomes experienced by adolescent mothers, including insufficient support and/or health knowledge. In response, we designed a digital educational support group, adm...

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Main Authors: Samantha Stonbraker, Elizabeth Haight, Alana Lopez, Linda Guijosa, Eliza Davison, Diane Bushley, Kari Aquino Peguero, Vivian Araujo, Luz Messina, Mina Halpern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Informatics
Subjects:
digital health
mHealth
adolescent mother
digital support group
nursing informatics
WhatsApp Messenger
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9709/7/4/51

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