Disparities in mobile phone access and maternal health service utilization in Nigeria: A population-based survey

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 341-348

  Jennings, Larissa ^a,b   Omoni, Adetayo ^b,c   Akerele, Akunle ^c   Ibrahim, Yisa ^c   Ekanem, Ekpenyong ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c Monitoring and Evaluation   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Access; Disparities; Equity; Maternal health; Mobile phones; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE SETS;

ACCESS; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; DISPARITIES; EQUITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MATERNAL HEALTHS; MOBILE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIERS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOBILE PHONE; NIGERIA; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL PHONES; FEMALE; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924493706     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.01.016     Document Type: Article

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