mHealth: Using Mobile Technology to Support Healthcare

mHealth: Using Mobile Technology to Support Healthcare

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Adherence to long-term therapy in outpatient setting is required to reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This paper presents a mobile technology-based medical alert system for outpatient adherence in Nigeria. The system makes use of the SMS and voice features of mobile phones. The system has the potential of improving adherence to...
 
Published at Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
Volume 5
Issue 3
Published in 2014
 
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Senanu Okuboyejo and Omatseyin Eyesan
Okuboyejo Senanu » My research interest lies in technology use, acceptance and information management of the people in developing and resource-poor economies. view full profile
Okuboyejo Senanu
 
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