Open AccessEffects of call reminders, short message services (SMS) reminders, and SMS immunization facts on childhood routine vaccination timing and completion in Ilorin, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Rasheedat Mobolaji Ibraheem,
Moshood Adebayo Akintola,
Mohammed Baba Abdulkadir,
Hafsat Abolore Ameen,
Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa,
Man Adeboye
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v21i2.57
Subject(s) - medicine , short message service , vaccination , immunization , text message , psychological intervention , pediatrics , family medicine , medical emergency , nursing , immunology , computer network , antigen , computer science , operating system
Reminders via mobile devices deployed as short message services (SMS) or calls have been identified to be a useful strategy in improving routine immunization uptake in several countries.