COVID19 and Community Healthcare  Mobile health consulting as an option for improved  access to healthcare in Nairobi's slums

dc.contributor.author	Kibe, Peter
dc.contributor.author	Kisia, Lyagamula
dc.contributor.author	Kabaria, Caroline
dc.contributor.author	Bakibinga, Pauline
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-01T07:31:19Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-01T07:31:19Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.uri	https://aphrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/mConsulting-brief-4.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://knowhub.aphrc.org/handle/123456789/640
dc.description.abstract	Mobile phone communication technology has increasingly been suggested as an option for the delivery of healthcare services globally (1–3). In Kenya, this technology provides numerous opportunities for the improved provision of and access to healthcare especially in areas with underserved communities. We undertook an explorative study to assess the feasibility and status of the use of mobile phone technology or consulting (4) by healthcare users, providers and implementers of mobile phone health consultation. This is part of a larger study that was undertaken in Tanzania, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nigeria.
dc.subject	Community Health
dc.subject	COVID-19
dc.subject	Mobile Phones
dc.subject	Sexually Transmitted Infections
dc.subject	mConsulting services
dc.title	COVID19 and Community Healthcare Mobile health consulting as an option for improved access to healthcare in Nairobi's slums
dc.type	Policy Brief