Mobile Health (mHealth) Approaches and Lessons for Increased Performance and Retention of Community Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review

• Main Authors: Källander, Karin (Author), Tibenderana, James K (Author), Akpogheneta, Onome J (Author), Strachan, Daniel L (Author), Hill, Zelee (Author), ten Asbroek, Augustinus H A (Author), Conteh, Lesong (Author), Kirkwood, Betty R (Author), Meek, Sylvia R (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundMobile health (mHealth) describes the use of portable electronic devices with software applications to provide health services and manage patient information. With approximately 5 billion mobile phone users globally, opportunities for mobile technologies to play a formal role in health ser...