[Use of SMS to ask mothers to come to vaccination sessions in Bobo-Dioulasso].
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2012-10-22
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Even though the expanded programme for immunization EPI coverage at national level is high in Burkina 95 of fully vaccinated children mothers of children following EPI in Health Centres HC would benefit from being reminded of EPI sessions by sending SMS short message service to their own mobile phone or through mobile phone of a family member living in the same compound SMS could be sent through Computerized Immunization Registers CIR hosted by HC computers 210 mothers of children aged 0 to 5 years were chosen at random and questioned if they owned a mobile phone if they could read a SMS or if not what language they would understand if a voice SMS was sent They were also asked if a family member could receive read and transmit the message if mothers did not own a mobile phone They were also asked if they are willing to give their telephone number to HC 94 of mothers could be reached through written or voice SMS sent to their own or family member s mobile phone 100 of mothers would be willing to give their telephone number to their HC to improve their ability to come at the right time for vaccination sessions SMS reminders delivered through CIR should improve EPI attendance and management of sessions in HC especially in epidemic context