Title :
Implementation of Mobile-Phone Services in Preventing Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT)
Author :
Muro, Christina ; Mselle, Leonard J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Syst., Univ. of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania
Abstract :
This paper proposes a mobile phone model for expanding PMTCT outreach in Tanzania. By increasing access to information to mothers on how to take care of themselves and their children, vertical transmission of HIV especially during postpartum is reduced. Results show that after the intervention, HIV tests increased from 33% to 78%, clinic attendance increased from 32% to 79% and timely immunization frequency increased from 47% to 76% per month.
Keywords :
diseases; medical computing; mobile computing; mobile handsets; HIV tests; PMTCT; immunization frequency; mobile-phone services; prevention of mother-to-child transmission; Human immunodeficiency virus; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Pediatrics; Pregnancy; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
IT Convergence and Security (ICITCS), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/ICITCS.2014.7021778
