A pilot study using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 399-403

  Dean, Andrea Lach ^a   Makin, Jennifer D ^b   Kydd, Anna S ^c   Biriotti, Maurice ^d   Forsyth, Brian W C ^e  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c SHM Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SELF HELP; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH AFRICA; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH AFRICA; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868323551     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2012.120118     Document Type: Article

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