Effectiveness of a Mobile Short-Message-Service–Based Disease Outbreak Alert System in Kenya

We conducted a randomized, controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a text-messaging system used for notification of disease outbreaks in Kenya. Health facilities that used the system had more timely notifications than those that did not (19.2% vs. 2.6%), indicating that technology can enhance...

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Autores principales: Toda, Mitsuru, Njeru, Ian, Zurovac, Dejan, Tipo, Shikanga O, Kareko, David, Mwau, Matilu, Morita, Kouichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4806970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26981628
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2204.151459
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Sumario:We conducted a randomized, controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a text-messaging system used for notification of disease outbreaks in Kenya. Health facilities that used the system had more timely notifications than those that did not (19.2% vs. 2.6%), indicating that technology can enhance disease surveillance in resource-limited settings.

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