Clouse Kate, Schwartz Sheree R, Van Rie Annelies, Bassett Jean, Vermund Sten H, Pettifor Audrey E
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
J Telemed Telecare. 2015 Mar;21(2):104-7. doi: 10.1177/1357633X14566569. Epub 2015 Jan 13.
We investigated mobile phone usage amongst HIV-positive pregnant women attending antenatal services in a primary care clinic in Johannesburg (n = 50). We conducted a semi-structured interview and asked them about their mobile phone, Internet and email use. The median age of the women was 28 years, 36% had moved one or more times in the past year, and most were employed or recently employed, albeit earning low wages. Nearly all women (94%) reported that they did not share their phone and 76% of the SIM cards were registered to the woman herself. The median time with the current phone was one year (range 1 month-6 years) and the median time with the current phone number was three years (range 1 month-13 years). Even though 42% of the participants were from outside South Africa, they all had mobile phone numbers local to South Africa. About one-third of respondents reported Internet use (30%) and about one-fifth reported using email (18%). Overall, 20% accessed the Internet and 10% accessed email on their mobile phone. Mobile phone interventions are feasible amongst HIV-positive pregnant women and may be useful in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). Email and Internet-based interventions may not yet be appropriate.
我们调查了约翰内斯堡一家初级保健诊所中接受产前检查的HIV阳性孕妇的手机使用情况（n = 50）。我们进行了一次半结构化访谈，询问她们关于手机、互联网和电子邮件的使用情况。这些女性的年龄中位数为28岁，36%的人在过去一年中搬过一次或多次家，大多数人有工作或最近有工作，尽管收入较低。几乎所有女性（94%）报告称她们不共用手机，76%的SIM卡登记在女性本人名下。使用当前手机的时间中位数为一年（范围1个月至6年），使用当前手机号码的时间中位数为三年（范围1个月至13年）。尽管42%的参与者来自南非以外，但她们都有南非本地的手机号码。约三分之一的受访者报告使用互联网（30%），约五分之一的受访者报告使用电子邮件（18%）。总体而言，20%的人通过手机访问互联网，10%的人通过手机访问电子邮件。手机干预措施在HIV阳性孕妇中是可行的，可能有助于预防母婴传播HIV（PMTCT）。基于电子邮件和互联网的干预措施可能尚不适用。
