Antenatal health promotion via short message service at a Midwife Obstetrics Unit in South Africa: A mixed methods study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lau, Yan K ^a   Cassidy, Tali ^a   Hacking, Damian ^a   Brittain, Kirsty ^a   Haricharan, Hanne J ^a   Heap, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Health education; Mobile health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE; SOUTH AFRICA; TEXT MESSAGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDWIFE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906824449     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-284     Document Type: Article

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