mHealth for the control of TB/HIV in developing countries

mHealth for the control of TB/HIV in developing countries

mHealth (healthcare using mobile communication technologies) is being strengthened as a new tool to tackle the global crisis in inadequate workforce and patient monitoring, especially in resource-limited settings. High numbers of people living with TB/HIV fail treatment and develop resistance becaus...

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Hauptverfasser: Bakshi, A., Narasimhan, P., JunHua Li, Chernih, N., Ray, P. K., MacIntyre, R.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biomedical monitoring
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Medication Adherence
mHealth
Mobile communication
Mobile handsets
Monitoring
Treatment
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Zusammenfassung:mHealth (healthcare using mobile communication technologies) is being strengthened as a new tool to tackle the global crisis in inadequate workforce and patient monitoring, especially in resource-limited settings. High numbers of people living with TB/HIV fail treatment and develop resistance because they cannot maintain a high degree of adherence to their medication regimens. This paper illustrates how a simple and inexpensive SMS-based mHealth application can be used to facilitate the TB/HIV treatment.
DOI:10.1109/HEALTH.2011.6026797