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...

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Main Authors: Hanne Jensen Haricharan, Marion Heap, Damian Hacking, Yan Kwan Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
SMS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4619-7

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