June 1, 2011 Thesis Open Access

ABDI YUSUF

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{
  "DOI": "10.20372/nadre:1291", 
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "ABDI YUSUF"
    }
  ], 
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2011, 
        6, 
        1
      ]
    ]
  }, 
  "abstract": "<p>Background: HIV/AIDS is a lifelong disease and the treatment and follow-up of PLWHA over<br>\ntime requires daily administration of antiretroviral drugs as well as monitoring of clinical<br>\nprogression and lab results to prevent multi-drug resistance. Mobile phone technology has a<br>\npotential to address many health challenges facing resource-poor countries including the<br>\nbarriers HIV patients encounter when accessing ART. The magnitude of mobile phone<br>\nutilization and factors affecting utilization of mobile phone among patients attending ART<br>\nclinic for health-care services particularly in management of HIV/AIDS patient clinical<br>\nattendance, follow up and adherence is not well assessed in Ethiopia and Addis Ababa.<br>\nObjective of the study: The overall objective of this study was to assess utilization of mobile<br>\nphone and factors affecting utilization of mobile phone for HIV patients&rsquo; clinical attendance<br>\nand follow up at public hospitals in Addis Ababa</p>", 
  "title": "A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of Addis Ababa University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Health Informatics", 
  "type": "thesis", 
  "id": "1291"
}