• DocumentCode
    242698
  • Title

    Implementation of Mobile-Phone Services in Preventing Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT)

  • Author

    Muro, Christina ; Mselle, Leonard J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Syst., Univ. of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    28-30 Oct. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper proposes a mobile phone model for expanding PMTCT outreach in Tanzania. By increasing access to information to mothers on how to take care of themselves and their children, vertical transmission of HIV especially during postpartum is reduced. Results show that after the intervention, HIV tests increased from 33% to 78%, clinic attendance increased from 32% to 79% and timely immunization frequency increased from 47% to 76% per month.
  • Keywords
    diseases; medical computing; mobile computing; mobile handsets; HIV tests; PMTCT; immunization frequency; mobile-phone services; prevention of mother-to-child transmission; Human immunodeficiency virus; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Pediatrics; Pregnancy; Prototypes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IT Convergence and Security (ICITCS), 2014 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICITCS.2014.7021778
  • Filename
    7021778
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=242698