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Mobile phone applications targeted towards medicine adherence in Africa: A systematic review

>Magister Scientiae - MSc / According to the WHO (2017), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which include
stroke, cancer, heart disease, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes is the leading
cause of death and is responsible for seventy one percent of deaths worldwide.
Beaglehole et al., (2009) reported that management of chronic diseases depends
primarily on early detection of early disease, identification of high-risk status,
interventions including pharmacological and psychosocial intercessions and long term
follow up with monitoring and promotion of adherence to treatment.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7725
Date January 2020
CreatorsMasoga, Nora Makgwara
ContributorsParker, Mariam
PublisherUniversity of Western Cape
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
RightsUniversity of Western Cape

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