Publications - mHealth

A mobile health-facilitated behavioral intervention for community health workers improves exclusive breastfeeding and early infant HIV diagnosis in India: A cluster randomized trial

Post Date:

2020-07-03

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

Publication:

Journal of the International AIDS Society

When community health workers used a mobile health intervention with HIV+ women to deliver care, there was a higher uptake of exclusive breastfeeding at two months and early infant HIV diagnosis at six weeks

Use of smartphone-based video Directly Observed Therapy (vDOT) in tuberculosis care: Single-arm, prospective feasibility study

Post Date:

2019-08-30

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

DY Patil

Publication:

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Video-based monitoring is increasingly used as an efficient and low cost alternative to in-person observation and monitoring of TB patients. It showed promise in the high TB setting of India, too.

Mobile phone access and comfort: implications for HIV and tuberculosis care in India and South Africa.

Post Date:

2019-07-01

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

Publication:

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

SETTING: India and South Africa shoulder the greatest burden of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection respectively, but care retention is suboptimal. OBJECTIVE: We conducted a study in Pune, India, and Matlosana, South Africa ...

Users beware! Biological variation in complete blood counts over short time intervals

Post Date:

2019-05-29

Publication:

BMJ Evidence Based Medicine

New publication in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine looks at CBC count variations in blood drawn over a short time period

Mobile phone incentives for childhood immunizations in rural India

Post Date:

2018-03-19

Countries:

India

Publication:

Pediatrics

In Pediatrics: Incentives and technology can improve immunization coverage in young children in resource-poor settings.

Building a global health education network for clinical care and research: the benefits and challenges of distance learning tools

Post Date:

2011-06-15

Publication:

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Expanding the capacity for clinical care and health research is a global priority and a global challenge. In disenfranchised communities facing the largest burden of disease, whether they be in rural Africa or in urban US, there is a great need for more well-trained, competent and dedicated health...