Text Message Reminders to Improve Immunization Appointment Attendance in Alberta, Canada: The Childhood Immunization Reminder Project Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Shannon E MacDonald (Author), Emmanuel Marfo (Author), Hannah Sell (Author), Ali Assi (Author), Andrew Frank-Wilson (Author), Katherine Atkinson (Author), James D Kellner (Author), Deborah McNeil (Author), Kristin Klein (Author), Lawrence W Svenson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundVaccine coverage for 18-month-old children in Canada is often below the recommended level, which may be partially because of parental forgetfulness. SMS text message reminders have been shown to potentially improve childhood immunization uptake but have not been widely used in Alberta, Can...