Publicaties
User assessments and the use of information from MomConnect, a mobile phone text-based information service, by pregnant women and new mothers in South Africa Vrije Universiteit Brussel
MomConnect was designed to provide crucial health information to mothers during pregnancy and in the early years of child rearing in South Africa. The design drew on the success of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action's programme in South Africa, as well as a growing list of mobile health (mHealth) interventions implemented internationally. Services such as MomConnect are dependent on user acceptability as all engagements are voluntary, ...
Exploring psychological factors of mobile phone use while riding among motorcyclists in Vietnam Universiteit Hasselt
Use of portable exposure meters for comparing mobile phone base station radiation in different types of areas in the cities of Basel and Amsterdam Universiteit Gent
Bedtime Mobile Phone Use and Sleep in Adults KU Leuven
An exploration of adolescents’ sexual contact and conduct risks through mobile phone use KU Leuven
Use of mobile phone consultations during home visits by community health workers for maternal and newborn care Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Gent
BACKGROUND: Home visits by Community Health Workers [In Uganda Community Health Workers are given the collective term of Village Health Teams (VHTs). Hereafter referred to as VHTs] is recommended to improve maternal and newborn care. We investigated perceived maternal and newborn benefits of home visits made by VHTs, combined with mobile phone consultations with professional health workers for advice.
METHODS: A qualitative study was ...