Aprovechar los datos de movilidad de teléfonos inteligentes para comprender el riesgo de VIH entre los adultos

Thulile Mathenjwa1,2, Elphas Luchemo Okango1, Khai Hoan Tram3

  • 1Africa Health Research Institute, Krith Building, Third Floor, 719 Umbilo Rd, Durban, 4001, South Africa, 27 315210455.

JMIR mHealth and uHealth
|August 25, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

La tecnología GPS de teléfonos inteligentes es factible para estudiar la movilidad en las zonas rurales de Sudáfrica, a pesar de los desafíos de la recopilación de datos. Las estrategias de participación como la facturación inversa y la gamificación mejoraron significativamente la recopilación de datos de los adultos jóvenes.

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