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Towards an SMS-based Social Network for Health Workers in Rural Areas in Myanmar

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dc.contributor.authorVogt, Joël
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Eugenia
dc.contributor.authorPortmann, Edy
dc.contributor.authorMahmud, Nasim
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-15T14:01:18Z
dc.date.available2024-10-15T14:01:18Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-23
dc.description.abstractSeventy percent of the population in Myanmar lives in rural areas. Although health workers are adequately trained, they are overburdened due to understaffing and insufficient supplies. Literature confirms that information and communication technologies can extend the reach of healthcare. In this paper, we present an SMS-based social network that aims to help health workers to interact with other medical professionals through topic-based message delivery. Topics describe interests of users and the content of message. A message is delivered by matching message content with user interests. Users describe topics as ICD- 10 codes, a comprehensive medical taxonomy. In this ICD-10 coded SMS, a set of prearranged codes provides a common language for users to send structured information that fits inside an SMS.
dc.description.numberOfPages6
dc.description.sponsorshipInstitut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Information Management
dc.identifier.doi10.7892/boris.53046
dc.identifier.urihttps://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/123755
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.conference3rd International Conference on Informatics, Electronics and Vision (ICIEV)
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dc.subjectCommunity health workers
dc.subjectRural health
dc.subjectmHealth. ICD-10
dc.subject.ddc000 - Computer science, knowledge & systems
dc.subject.ddc300 - Social sciences, sociology & anthropology
dc.subject.ddc600 - Technology::650 - Management & public relations
dc.titleTowards an SMS-based Social Network for Health Workers in Rural Areas in Myanmar
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oaire.citation.conferenceDate23.05.2014 - 24.05.2014
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceDhaka, Bangladesh
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oairecerif.author.affiliationInstitut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Information Management
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