Health promotion via SMS improves hypertension knowledge for deaf South Africans
Abstract Background Signing Deaf South Africans have limited access to health information. As a result, their knowledge about health is limited. Cell phone usage in South Africa is high. This study aimed to assess whether a short message service (SMS)-based health promotion campaign could improve De...
Main Authors: | Hanne Jensen Haricharan, Marion Heap, Damian Hacking, Yan Kwan Lau |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-08-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4619-7 |
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