| 来源类型 | Working Paper |
| 规范类型 | 报告 |
| DOI | 10.3386/w19107 |
| 来源ID | Working Paper 19107 |
| Mixed Method Evaluation of a Passive mHealth Sexual Information Texting Service in Uganda | |
| Julian C. Jamison; Dean Karlan; Pia Raffler | |
| 发表日期 | 2013-06-06 |
| 出版年 | 2013 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | We evaluate the impact of a health information intervention implemented through mobile phones, using a clustered randomized control trial augmented by qualitative interviews. The intervention aimed to improve sexual health knowledge and shift individuals towards safer sexual behavior by providing reliable information about sexual health. The novel technology designed by Google and Grameen Technology Center provided automated searches of an advice database on topics requested by users via SMS. It was offered by MTN Uganda at no cost to users. Quantitative survey results allow us to reject the hypothesis that improving access to information would increase knowledge and shift behavior to less risky sexual activities. In fact, we find that the service led to an increase in promiscuity, and no shift in perception of norms. Qualitative focus groups discussions support the findings of the quantitative survey results. We conclude by discussing a potential mechanism explaining the counterintuitive findings. |
| 主题 | Microeconomics ; Households and Firms ; Development and Growth ; Development ; Innovation and R& ; D |
| URL | https://www.nber.org/papers/w19107 |
| 来源智库 | National Bureau of Economic Research (United States) |
| 引用统计 | |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/576782 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Julian C. Jamison,Dean Karlan,Pia Raffler. Mixed Method Evaluation of a Passive mHealth Sexual Information Texting Service in Uganda. 2013. |
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