SMS versus voice messaging to deliver MNCH communication in rural Malawi: Assessment of delivery success and user experience

Global Health Science and Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-46

  Crawford, Jessica ^a   Larsen Cooper, Erin ^a   Jezman, Zachariah ^a   Cunningham, Stacey C ^a,b   Bancroft, Emily ^a  

^a VILLAGEREACH   (United States)

^b IPAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALAWI; MOBILE PHONE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TEXT MESSAGING;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CELL PHONES; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALAWI; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84909953577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2169575X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00155     Document Type: Article

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