Response patterns to interactive SMS health education quizzes at two sites in Uganda: A cohort study

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 516-521

  de Lepper, Anne M ^a,b   Eijkemans, Marinus J C ^a   van Beijma, Hajo ^c   Loggers, Jan Willem ^d   Tuijn, Coosje J ^b   Oskam, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c Text to Change   (Netherlands)

^d Text to Change   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Health education; Low income countries; mHealth; Mobile health; Quiz; Response behaviour

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOBILE PHONE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEXT MESSAGING; UGANDA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RURAL HEALTH; TEXT MESSAGING; UGANDA;

UGANDA;

EID: 84875269214     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12059     Document Type: Article

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