M-health for health behaviour change in resource-limited settings: applications to HIV care and beyond

Of the new advanced information and communication technologies, cellular telecommunication networks and mobile phones have reached far more people than any other, especially in developing countries. Although Internet use has also increased substantially in recent years, in 2011 26% of the people in...

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Published in:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 90; no. 5; pp. 390 - 392
Main Authors:	Thirumurthy, Harsha, Lester, Richard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland World Health Organization 01.05.2012 The World Health Organization
Subjects:	Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use Antiretroviral agents Antiretroviral therapy Antiviral agents Behavior Behavior change Behavior modification Care and treatment Cell phones Cellular Cellular communication Cellular telephones Clinical outcomes Clinical trials Communication Communications technology Cost analysis Costs Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration Developing Countries Disease transmission Drug resistance E-health Health Health aspects Health Behavior Health care expenditures Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health promotion Health Promotion - methods Health Resources - statistics & numerical data Health Resources - utilization Health services Health status HIV HIV (Viruses) HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - prevention & control Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Infections Information technology Internet Internet access Intervention LDCs Malaria Maternal & child health Medical treatment Medication Adherence Mobile communication systems Mobile phones Patients Perspectives Public Health Practice Risk-Taking Studies Subscriptions Telemedicine - instrumentation Telemedicine - methods Telephone communications Telephones Text messaging Theme Issue Kenya United States > US
ISSN:	0042-9686, 1564-0604, 1564-0604
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