Public Views on Using Mobile Phone Call Detail Records in Health Research: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile phone call detail records (CDRs) are increasingly being used in health research. The location element in CDRs is used in various health geographic studies, for example, to track population movement and infectious disease transmission. Vast volumes of CDRs are held by multinational organizations, which may make them available for research under various data governance regimes. However, there is an identified lack of public engagement on using CDRs for health research to contribute to an ethically founded framework.

Objective

This study aimed to explore public views on the use of call detail records in health research.

Methods

Views on using CDRs in health research were gained via a series of three public workshops (N=61) informed by a pilot workshop o

SUBMITTER: Jones KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6352010 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature