Exploring the use of mobile phone technology for the enhancement of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV program in Nyanza, Kenya
A qualitative study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15370009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Larissa Jennings (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), John Ong’ech (Kenyatta National Hospital), Rogers Simiyu (Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation), Martin Sirengo (0000-0002-1523-5879, National Aids Control Council), Seble Kassaye (0000-0002-7527-7384, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1131-1131 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1131 |
| PMID | 24308409 |
| PMCID | PMC4234194 |
| OpenAlex | W2101361530 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 11 |
Given the ubiquity of mobile phones in Kenya and current health-related uses of mobile phones, a PMTCT mobile communications platform holds considerable potential. This pre-intervention assessment of community and health worker preferences yielded valuable information on the complexities of design and implementation. An effective PMTCT mobile platform engaging men and women will need to address contexts of non-disclosure, phone sharing, and linkages with existing community and facility-based services
Biostatistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Mobile phone · Pathology · Phone · Public health · Qualitative research · Social science · Telecommunications · Transmission (telecommunications · ICT in Developing Communities · Medicine · Mobile and Web Applications · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Epidemiology
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |