Evaluation of the impact of a mobile health system on adherence to antenatal and postnatal care and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programs in Kenya

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mushamiri, Ivy ^a   Luo, Chibulu ^b   Iiams Hauser, Casey ^c   Ben Amor, Yanis ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

ANC; CHWs; HIV; Kenya; mHealth; PMTCT

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MOTHER; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KENYA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928652767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1358-5     Document Type: Article

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