Using cell phones to collect postpartum hemorrhage outcome data in rural Ghana
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To evaluate the use of cell phones by professional and traditional birth attendants in rural Africa for reporting postpartum hemorrhage data, a large number of birth attendants use cell phones for reporting PPH data.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.The article was published on 2011-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 78 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Prenatal care & Rural health.read more
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Systematic review on what works, what does not work and why of implementation of mobile health (mHealth) projects in Africa
TL;DR: In general, mHealth projects demonstrate positive health-related outcomes and their success is based on the accessibility, acceptance and low-cost of the technology, effective adaptation to local contexts, strong stakeholder collaboration, and government involvement.
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Guidelines for reporting of health interventions using mobile phones: mobile health (mHealth) evidence reporting and assessment (mERA) checklist
Smisha Agarwal,Smisha Agarwal,Amnesty E LeFevre,Jaime Lee,Kelly L'Engle,Kelly L'Engle,Garrett Mehl,Chaitali Sinha,Alain B. Labrique +8 more
TL;DR: This paper presents the resulting 16 item checklist and a detailed explanation and elaboration for each item, with illustrative reporting examples, and expects that the use of these guidelines will standardise thequality of mHealth evidence reporting, and indirectly improve the quality of m health evidence.
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Evidence on feasibility and effective use of mHealth strategies by frontline health workers in developing countries: systematic review
TL;DR: Given the large‐scale adoption and deployment of mobile phones by health services and frontline health workers (FHW), the evidence on the feasibility and effectiveness of mobile‐based services for healthcare delivery is reviewed and synthesised.
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mHealth Adoption in Low-Resource Environments: A Review of the Use of Mobile Healthcare in Developing Countries
TL;DR: A stage-based approach is adopted to understand the varied contributions to mHealth research and the heuristic of inputs-mechanism-outputs is proposed as a tool to categorize mHealth studies.
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Mobile phones as a health communication tool to improve skilled attendance at delivery in Zanzibar: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
TL;DR: Mobile phones as a health communication tool to improve skilled attendance at delivery in Zanzibar and a cluster‐randomised controlled trial.
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