A Review on Challenges in Implementing Mobile Phone Based Data Collection in Developing Countries

فرصت ها و چالشهای تکنولوژی تلفن همراه در پیشگیری و درمان ایدز

Aim: mobile Health Technology is rapidly advancing and becoming a cost effective option for intervention delivery particularly for isolated and hard to reach populations, such as people living with HIV/AIDS. We conducted a literature review to evaluate mobile phone technology utilize for HIV prevention and care. Methods: We conducted a literature review using the search Terms from the MESH s...

‘knowing in Time’: How Technology Innovations in Statistical Data Collection Can Make a Difference in Development

The availability of statistics and household survey data in developing countries has improved in recent years, thanks to better statistical capacity and an increasing focus on indicators and goals in both international and national development. Yet, statistical production systems remain relatively slow and are unable to meet an increasing demand for more frequent and up-to-date statistics neede...

SMS Advertising and Consumer Privacy: Analysis of Factors Affecting Consumer Willingness to send and Receive Information in Permission and Data based SMS advertising

The increasing penetration rate of mobile phone, with specific characteristics of this medium, such as almost everywhere with the audience, has attracted companies' attention to it as an advertising channel. Mobile devices facilitate highly customized marketing communication in terms of person, time location and context so numbers of companies that use this medium for communicating with their c...

Impact of Mobile Phone-Based Interventions on Methamphetamine Use and High-risk Sexual Behaviors in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Systematic Review

Sustainable Information Exchange and Market Access: Use of Mobile Phone in the Marketing of Food Crops by Farming Households in Rural South East Nigeria

The place of information in addressing market access and participation limitation, which hinders farmer’s welfare and poverty reduction efforts in many developing countries, cannot be over-emphasized. This study therefore examined the use of mobile phone in the marketing of food crops among farming households in rural south east, Nigeria. A multi stage sampling procedures was used in the select...