ArticleAfrican health sciences2016
Cell phone-based health education messaging improves health literacy.
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Abstract
backgroundThe ubiquity of cell phones, which allow for short message service (SMS), provides new and innovative opportunities for disease prevention and health education.
objectiveTo explore the use of cell phone-based health education SMS to improve the health literacy of community residents in China.
methodsA multi-stage random sampling method was used to select representative study communities and participants ≥ 18 years old. Intervention participants were sent health education SMSs once a week for 1 year and controls were sent conventional, basic health education measures. Health literacy levels of the residents before and after the intervention were evaluated between intervention and control groups.
resultsPublic health literacy scores increased 1.5 points, from 61.8 to 63.3, after SMS intervention for 1 year (P<0.01); the increase was greater for males than females (2.01 vs. 1.03; P<0.01) and for Shenzhen local residents than non-permanent residents (2.56 vs. 1.14; P<0.01). The frequency of high health literacy scores was greater for the intervention than control group (22.03% to 30.93% vs. 22.07% to 20.82%). With health literacy as a cost-effective index, the cost-effectiveness per intervention was 0.54.
conclusionSMS may be a useful tool for improving health literacy.
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