Title: Use of short message service (SMS) to improve malaria chemoprophylaxis compliance after returning from a malaria endemic area

Authors: Ollivier, Lénaïck

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2009

Journal: Malaria journal

Volume: Vol. 8, No. 1

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Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, disease control, malaria, scientific research, ivory coast, france

Abstract: A randomized controlled study was performed among French soldiers returning from Cote d'Ivoire to assess the feasibility and acceptability of sending a daily SMS reminder via mobile device to take their malaria chemoprophylaxis.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2771031/pdf/1475-2875-8-236.pdf

Document type: E-article