Access to information technology and willingness to receive text message reminders for childhood immunisation among mothers attending a tertiary facility in Lagos, Nigeria

SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 76-80

  Balogun, M R ^a   Sekoni, A O ^a   Okafor, I P ^a   Odukoya, O O ^a   Ezeiru, S S ^a   Ogunnowo, B E ^a   Campbell, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; E-MAIL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84866086408     PISSN: 19943032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAJCH.439     Document Type: Article

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