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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Response patterns to interactive SMS health education quizzes at two sites in Uganda: A cohort study
Tropical Medicine and International Health, Volume 18, No. 4, Year 2013
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Objective: The use of mobile phones can improve and strengthen (preventive) health care in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to retrospectively assess the response patterns of participants in free SMS health education quizzes in Uganda. Methods: Study participants were employees of two companies and their community networks. We investigated how quickly individuals responded to quiz question(s) and assessed possible influencing factors. Cox regression and anova analyses were used. Results: Fifty percentage of responders answered within 50 min. The response chance declined with every additional day after sending an incentive via SMS (Hazard Ratio 0.993, CI 95% 0.981-0.984). Quiz topics influenced both participation rates and response time. Response time was shortest for questions on HIV and sexual behaviour. Response rates were high for HIV (79%) and malaria (78.4%), but only 37.4% for demographic topics. Network providers had a substantial effect on response behaviour. Conclusion: Interactive SMS programs are a fast method to reach the target population and incentives increase response rates. The most important factor influencing response time and participation rate is the network provider. Future research should focus on developing evidence-based guidelines for the design, implementation and evaluation of SMS-based interventions. © 2013 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
de Lepper, Anne M.
Netherlands, Utrecht
University Medical Center Utrecht
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Royal Tropical Institute - Kit
Eijkemans, Marinus J.C.
Netherlands, Utrecht
University Medical Center Utrecht
van Beijma, Hajo
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Text to Change
Loggers, Jan Willem
Uganda, Kampala
Text to Change Africa
Tuijn, Coosje J.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Royal Tropical Institute - Kit
Oskam, Linda
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Royal Tropical Institute - Kit
Statistics
Citations: 19
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/tmi.12059
ISSN:
13602276
e-ISSN:
13653156
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Uganda