Accepted for/Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Date Submitted: Nov 7, 2019
Date Accepted: Mar 23, 2020
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Willingness to Read Text Messages on Childhood Drowning in Bangladesh
ABSTRACT
Background:
In many cases, sending text messages from a mobile phone is increasingly being used as a means of communication between patients and countries around the world of their health care providers.
Objective:
We studied the use of a mobile phone and the factors related to read will to send drowning SMS among patents in Bangladesh.
Methods:
DESIGN: In a randomized controlled trial involving 800 drowning patients, socio-economic status, mobile phone use, and willingness to read drowning SMS were measured. SETTING: 80 parents were selected from rural areas in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh. PARTICIPANTS: Parents who have at least one child under five years of age. INTERVENTIONS: Mobile based SMS. OUTCOME: Multivariate regression was used to identify factors associated with reading to drowning SMS.
Results:
RESULTS: The willingness to read SMS on drowning in children was significantly lower in women (OR = 0.5, 95% CI = 0.12-1.96), parents older than 30 years (OR = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.14-1.70) and higher among parents who have an education (OR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.11-5.80) and income from household over 7000 Bangladeshi Taka (OR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.06-1.96).
Conclusions:
Conclusions:
The high percentage of mobile phone use and the desire to receive drowning SMS notifications are an encouragement to the best strategy for using such technologies and deserve further evaluation.
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