Implementing text-messaging to support and enhance delivery of health behavior change interventions in low- to middle-income countries: case study of the Lifestyle Africa intervention

• Main Authors: Frank T. Materia (Author), Joshua M. Smyth (Author), Thandi Puoane (Author), Lungiswa Tsolekile (Author), Kathy Goggin (Author), Stephen R. Kodish (Author), Andrew T. Fox (Author), Ken Resnicow (Author), Scott Werntz (Author), Delwyn Catley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract The prevalence of non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, is rising in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Health behavior change (HBC) interventions such as the widely used Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) are effective at reducing chronic disease ris...