Barriers to the implementation of mobile phone reminders in pediatric HIV care: A pre-trial analysis of the Cameroonian MORE CARE study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bigna, Jean Joel R ^a,b,c   Noubiap, Jean Jacques N ^d   Plottel, Claudia S ^e,f   Kouanfack, Charles ^a,g   Koulla Shiro, Sinata ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c Goulfey District Hospital   (Cameroon)

^d Internal Medicine Unit   (Cameroon)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Caregivers in pediatric HIV; EHealth; HIV; Literacy; mHealth; Mobile phone; MORE CARE; Obstacles; Telecare; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAMEROON; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MULTICENTER STUDY; REMINDER SYSTEM;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CAMEROON; CAREGIVERS; CELL PHONES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84930914975     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-014-0523-3     Document Type: Article

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