Title: Using cell phones to collect postpartum hemorrhage outcome data in rural Ghana

Authors: Andreatta, Pamela

Place: [Amsterdam etc.]

Publisher: Elsevier

Year: 2011

Journal: International journal of gynecology and obstetrics (IJGO)

Volume: 113

PAGE: 148--151

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, maternal health services, midwives, data collection, rural health, ghana

Abstract: The study aimed to evaluate the use of mobile phones by traditional and professional birth attendants in rural Ghana for reporting postpartum hemorrhage data. They were trained to use SMS to transmit data using a simple numeric protocol.[abstract only]

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.11.020

Document type: E-article