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

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Toda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4806970 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature