Information and Communication Technology Access and Use Among Low-Income Latino Immigrant Parents.
Matern Child Health J
; 25(12): 1807-1813, 2021 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Development of mHealth interventions to address health disparities for Latino children in immigrant families requires understanding access to and use of information and communication technology.METHODS:
We examined access to information and communication technology and use of common applications/programs by low-income immigrant Latino parents of infants to inform development of mHealth interventions for this population. Latino immigrant parents reported technology use and access of common applications/software via survey.RESULTS:
Of the 157 participants, we found nearly all parents owned a smartphone and that 60% accessed the internet only via their smartphone. Around one-quarter of participants had access to unlimited data. Frequent use of text messaging was common, but frequent email use was less common. Less than 10% of participants frequently used health-oriented applications.DISCUSSION:
Our findings suggest that mHealth interventions that use data, email, or an application interface may not have the intended reach or effectiveness among low-income immigrant Latino parents. Consideration of these findings is important in guiding the development of future mHealth programs for the low-income Latino population. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02647814).Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Telemedicina
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Emigrantes e Imigrantes
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Matern Child Health J
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article