The feasibility, patterns of use and acceptability of using mobile phone text-messaging to improve treatment adherence and post-treatment review of children with uncomplicated malaria in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: Trials evaluating the impact of mobile phone text-messaging to support management of acute diseases, such as malaria, are urgently needed in Africa. There has been however a concern about the feasibility of interventions that rely on access to mobile phones among caregivers in rural area...
Main Authors: | Otieno, G, Githinji, S, Jones, C, Snow, R, Talisuna, A, Zurovac, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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