Can unvaccinated children be reached through mobile phones? Analyses of national cross-sectional surveys from 70 countries
The potential impact of mHealth interventions for reaching zero-dose children may be limited by mobile phone ownership among mothers and families, particularly among the poor, where we find the greatest number of unvaccinated children.
Authors
- Francisco Carreiro da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4874-2957)
- Tewodaj Mengistu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-3599)
- Aluísio J. D. Barros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2022-8729)
- Dan Hogan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1636-2594)
- Larissa Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8705-9288)
- Thiago M. Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4572-5297)
- César G. Victora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2465-2180)
- Taylor A. Holroyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1907-2218)
Institutions
- Gavi (CH)
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04232
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.25