Patient reminder and recall interventions to improve immunization rates

JCJ Vann, RM Jacobson… - Cochrane Database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Immunization rates for children and adults are rising, but coverage levels have
not reached optimal goals. As a result, vaccine‐preventable diseases still occur. In an era of …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the effect of mHealth interventions in improving maternal and neonatal care in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

SFV Sondaal, JL Browne, M Amoakoh-Coleman… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Maternal and neonatal mortality remains high in many low-and middle-income
countries (LMIC). Availability and use of mobile phones is increasing rapidly with 90% of …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review on what works, what does not work and why of implementation of mobile health (mHealth) projects in Africa

CB Aranda-Jan, N Mohutsiwa-Dibe, S Loukanova - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Access to mobile phone technology has rapidly expanded in developing
countries. In Africa, mHealth is a relatively new concept and questions arise regarding …

Assessing the impact of mHealth interventions in low-and middle-income countries–what has been shown to work?

CS Hall, E Fottrell, S Wilkinson, P Byass - Global health action, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background Low-cost mobile devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, and personal digital
assistants, which can access voice and data services, have revolutionised access to …

[HTML][HTML] Use of mobile phone text message reminders in health care services: a narrative literature review

KA Kannisto, MH Koivunen, MA Välimäki - Journal of medical Internet …, 2014 - jmir.org
Background: Mobile text messages are a widely recognized communication method in
societies, as the global penetration of the technology approaches 100% worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Tweet for behavior change: using social media for the dissemination of public health messages

A Gough, RF Hunter, O Ajao, A Jurek… - JMIR public health …, 2017 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background: Social media public health campaigns have the advantage of tailored
messaging at low cost and large reach, but little is known about what would determine their …

Selecting the most effective nudge: Evidence from a large-scale experiment on immunization

A Banerjee, AG Chandrasekhar, S Dalpath, E Duflo… - 2021 - nber.org
We evaluate a large-scale set of interventions to increase demand for immunization in
Haryana, India. The policies under consideration include the two most frequently discussed …

Generic machine learning inference on heterogeneous treatment effects in randomized experiments, with an application to immunization in India

We propose strategies to estimate and make inference on key features of heterogeneous
effects in randomized experiments. These key features include best linear predictors of the …

Interventions for improving coverage of childhood immunisation in low‐and middle‐income countries

A Oyo-Ita, O Oduwole, D Arikpo, EE Effa… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Immunisation plays a major role in reducing childhood morbidity and mortality.
Getting children immunised against potentially fatal and debilitating vaccine‐preventable …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile phone-delivered reminders and incentives to improve childhood immunisation coverage and timeliness in Kenya (M-SIMU): a cluster randomised …

DG Gibson, B Ochieng, EW Kagucia, J Were… - The Lancet Global …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background As mobile phone access continues to expand globally, opportunities exist to
leverage these technologies to support demand for immunisation services and improve …