Texting from the Bush: Data Collection Using SMS Text Messaging in Areas of Low Network Coverage from Low-Literacy Providers

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1052-1059

  Perosky, Joseph E ^a   Munro, Michelle L ^b   Kay, Jillian L ^b   Nyanplu, Aloysius ^c   Williams, Garfee ^c   Andreatta, Pamela B ^d   Lori, Jody R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c Africare Liberia   (Liberia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIBERIA; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LIBERIA; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939467970     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2015.1018607     Document Type: Article

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