Informal m-health: How are young people using mobile phones to bridge healthcare gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue , 2015, Pages 90-99

  Hampshire, Kate ^a   Porter, Gina ^a   Owusu, Samuel Asiedu ^b   Mariwah, Simon ^b   Abane, Albert ^b   Robson, Elsbeth ^c   Munthali, Alister ^d   DeLannoy, Ariane ^e   Bango, Andisiwe ^f   Gunguluza, Nwabisa ^e   Milner, James ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Digital capital; Ghana; M health; Malawi; Mobile phones; South Africa; Therapeutic citizenship

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MOBILE COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALAWI; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOUTH AFRICA; TELEHEALTH; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; DEVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION;

GHANA; MALAWI;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; CELL PHONES; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939817519     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.07.033     Document Type: Article

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