Mobile Phone Ownership and Use Among Women Screening for Cervical Cancer in a Community-Based Setting in Western Kenya: Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile phone ownership among women of reproductive age in western Kenya is not well described, and our understanding of its link with care-seeking behaviors is nascent. Understanding access to and use of mobile phones among this population as well as willingness to participate in mobile health interventions are important in improving and more effectively implementing mobile health strategies.

Objective

This study aims to describe patterns of mobile phone ownership and use among women attending cervical cancer screening and to identify key considerations for the use of SMS text message-guided linkage to treatment strategies and other programmatic implications for cervical cancer screening in Kenya.

Methods

This analysis was nested within a cluster randomized

SUBMITTER: Stocks J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9214615 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature