Demographic and psychosocial characteristics of mobile phone ownership and usage among youth living in the slums of Kampala, Uganda

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 600-603

  Swahn, Monica H ^a   Braunstein, Sarah ^a   Kasirye, Rogers ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Disparity; Mhealth; Mobile phone; Prevention; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UGANDA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HOMELESSNESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CELL PHONES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; OWNERSHIP; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906306462     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2014.4.20879     Document Type: Article

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