ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Mobile health interventions on vaccination coverage among children under 5 years of age in Low and Middle-Income countries; a scoping review.
Article in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Design of an Automated Mobile Phone-Based Reminder and Incentive System: Application in a Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve the Timeliness of Childhood Vaccinations in Tanzania.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Self-reported hepatitis B vaccination uptake and associated factors among adults in a tertiary hospital, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2026Article
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- The influence of human population movement on mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases: a scoping review.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2026Article
- Enhancing Healthcare Services Quality in a Resource-Limited Country: Perspectives From Cambodia.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Psychosocial and digital predictors of Hepatitis B vaccination uptake in healthcare workers: insights from a Nigerian tertiary hospital.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- Multilevel Analysis of Zero-Dose Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Three Delays Model Study.Vaccines · 2025Article
- Can unvaccinated children be reached through mobile phones? Analyses of national cross-sectional surveys from 70 countries.Journal of global health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Increased mobile phone use in Low- and Middle-Income countries (LMIC) has led to suggestions that health interventions using mobile phones can help solve some health problems. Vaccination has been shown to be an effective means of improving health outcomes. However, vaccination coverage in many LMIC has been generally low. The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence concerning the context, mechanisms, and outcome elements of mobile health interventions in improving vaccination coverage among children under 5 years of age in LMIC. Methods: A search conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, CINAHL, Embase, and the Cochrane library led to 27 studies included in the final analysis out of 357 identified articles. Results: Twenty-one studies were from Africa, four from Asia and two studies were from Latin America and the Caribbean. Short Message Service (SMS) intervention was used exclusively in 21 studies while six studies used a combination of SMS and phone calls, and one intervention was based only on phone calls. Conclusion: The results from most studies suggest an improved uptake of vaccination with mobile health interventions. However, there is a need for further research to quantify the impact of these interventions and determine the most effective strategies.
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