A randomized controlled trial of the impact of a family planning mHealth service on knowledge and use of contraception

Contraception

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 90-97

  Johnson, Douglas ^a   Juras, Randall ^a   Riley, Pamela ^a   Chatterji, Minki ^a   Sloane, Phoebe ^a   Choi, Soon Kyu ^b   Johns, Ben ^a  

^a University of California Los Angeles School of Law ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change communication; Family planning; Kenya; mHealth

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSUMER; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; M4RH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KENYA; MALE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84997751431     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2016.07.009     Document Type: Article

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