Inhalt des Dokuments
A realist review of mobile phone-based health interventions for non-communicable disease management in sub-Saharan Africa
Autor | Opoku D, Stephani V, Quentin W |
Verlag | BMC Medicine, Springer DOI 10.1186/s12916-017-0782-z |
Background
The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, the use of mobile phones is rising, expanding the opportunities for the implementation of mobile phone-based health (mHealth) interventions. This review aims to understand how, why, for whom, and in what circumstances mHealth interventions against NCDs improve treatment and care in sub-Saharan Africa.