Patients’ and Doctors’ Perceptions of a Mobile Phone–Based Consultation Service for Maternal, Neonatal, and Infant Health Care in Bangladesh: A Mixed-Methods Study

Mafruha Alam; Cathy Banwell; Anna Olsen; Kamalini Lokuge

doi:10.2196/11842

Patients’ and Doctors’ Perceptions of a Mobile Phone–Based Consultation Service for Maternal, Neonatal, and Infant Health Care in Bangladesh: A Mixed-Methods Study

Mafruha Alam
, Cathy Banwell
, Anna Olsen
, Kamalini Lokuge

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Internationally telemedicine is increasingly being used for remote consultation with healthcare professionals for screening and management. In rural Bangladesh, where there is high demand for scarce male and even scarcer female doctors, remote consultations may provide assistance to women seeking maternal and child health care.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	-
Journal	JMIR Mental Health
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2196/11842
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Patients’ and Doctors’ Perceptions of a Mobile Phone–Based Consultation Service for Maternal, Neonatal, and Infant Health Care in Bangladesh: A Mixed-Methods Study

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