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Health Services in Resource-Poor Settings and LMICs (423) Mobile Health (mhealth) (2982) mHealth in the Developing World/LMICs, Underserved Communities, and for Global Health (578) Text-messaging (SMS, WeChat etc)-Based Interventions (663) Use and User Demographics of mHealth (344)

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Assessing Mobile Phone Access and Perceptions for Texting-Based mHealth Interventions Among Expectant Mothers and Child Caregivers in Remote Regions of Northern Kenya: A Survey-Based Descriptive Study

Assessing Mobile Phone Access and Perceptions for Texting-Based mHealth Interventions Among Expectant Mothers and Child Caregivers in Remote Regions of Northern Kenya: A Survey-Based Descriptive Study

Assessing Mobile Phone Access and Perceptions for Texting-Based mHealth Interventions Among Expectant Mothers and Child Caregivers in Remote Regions of Northern Kenya: A Survey-Based Descriptive Study

Authors of this article:

Abdul Momin Kazi1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jason-Louis Carmichael3 Author Orcid Image ;   Galgallo Waqo Hapanna3 Author Orcid Image ;   Patrick Gikaria Wang'oo3 Author Orcid Image ;   Sarah Karanja4 Author Orcid Image ;   Denis Wanyama4 Author Orcid Image ;   Samuel Opondo Muhula4 Author Orcid Image ;   Lennie Bazira Kyomuhangi4 Author Orcid Image ;   Mores Loolpapit4 Author Orcid Image ;   Gilbert Bwire Wangalwa4 Author Orcid Image ;   Koki Kinagwi4 Author Orcid Image ;   Richard Todd Lester5 Author Orcid Image
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