Using cell phones to collect postpartum hemorrhage outcome data in rural Ghana
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Using cell phones to collect postpartum hemorrhage outcome data in rural Ghana.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of cell phones by professional and traditional birth attendants in rural Africa for reporting postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) data. METHODS Ten birth attendants from the remote Sene District of Ghana participated in the study. Subjects were trained to send Short Message Service text messages from cell phones using a simple numeric protocol to report data regarding PP...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0020-7292
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.11.020