Title: Mobile phones for health education in the developing world : SMS as a user interface

Authors: Danis, Catalina M.

Place: London

Publisher: ACM DEV

Year: cop. 2010

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Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health education, health information, disease prevention, developing countries, uganda

Abstract: The paper analyzes two deployments of an SMS-based HIV/AIDS education quiz in Uganda. The implications of using SMS as a user interface mechanism and the possibility of using social ties among participants to promote the scalability and sustainability of this education method are explored.

URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234784252_Mobile_phones_for_health_education_in_the_developing_world_SMS_as_a_user_interface

Document type: E-article