Implementing a mHealth-Based Patient and Nurse Educational Program to Reduce Wound Infection in Rural Philippines
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a prevalent but preventable complication in low- and-middle income countries (LMIC), with reported incidence varying from 8–30%. In 2018, the MEDIPINAS surgical mission to the Philippines observed a 28.8% rate of SSI despite adherence to WHO intraoperativ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2022-08-01
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Series: | Annals of Global Health |
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Online Access: | https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3834 |