Chang 2011.
Country | Uganda | |
Resources | Low‐income country | |
Data collection | Interviews and focus group discussions | |
Health worker category | Peer health workers (PHWs) and facility staff | |
Health issue | HIV/AIDS | |
mHealth system | PHWs used mobile phones, issued to them, to send a text message reporting antiretroviral treatment adherence and clinical data back to a centralised database immediately after or during each home visit. They could also call a mobile phone hotline with questions or concerns. | |
WHO taxonomy |
1.1 Targeted client communication 1.1.3 Transmit targeted alerts and reminders to client(s) 2.1 Client identification and registration 2.1.2 Enrol client for health services/clinical care plan |
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Notes | The mHealth study was nested within a larger study, which was conducted from 2006 to 2008. |