Use of mHealth Solutions for Improving Access to Adolescents' Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Resource-Limited Settings: Lessons From Zimbabwe.

ABSTRACT: Background: Gaps still exist in reducing new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 10-24 years. High Internet coverage and mobile phone penetration rates present opportunities for the use of mobile health (mHealth) to support access to health services. We present results of an FHI 360 and Zimbabwe Health Interventions-implemented mHealth intervention for reproductive health (RH) and HIV testing service (HTS) referral among AGYW aged 10-19 years between October 2019 and September 2020. Methods: Adolescent girls and young women referred for RH and HTS under the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) program had automatic reminders sent to their phones to facilitate access to services through short message service (SM

SUBMITTER: Dhakwa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9580669 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature