A cost analysis of implementing mobile health facilitated tuberculosis contact investigation in a low-income setting.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Mobile health (mHealth) applications may improve timely access to health services and improve patient-provider communication, but the upfront costs of implementation may be prohibitive, especially in resource-limited settings.<h4>Methods</h4>We measured t...
Main Authors: | Patricia Turimumahoro, Austin Tucker, Amanda J Gupta, Radhika P Tampi, Diana Babirye, Emmanuel Ochom, Joseph M Ggita, Irene Ayakaka, Hojoon Sohn, Achilles Katamba, David Dowdy, J Lucian Davis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265033 |
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