Gender differentials in readiness and use of mHealth services in a rural area of Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Fatema Khatun (Author), Anita E. Heywood (Author), Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi (Author), M. Shafiqur Rahman (Author), Pradeep K. Ray (Author), Siaw-Teng Liaw (Author), Abbas Bhuiya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Traditional gender roles result in women lagging behind men in the use of modern technologies, especially in developing countries. Although there is rapid uptake of mobile phone use in Bangladesh, investigation of gender differences in the ownership, access and use of mobile phon...