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Table 6 Concerns about SMS Communications***,†

From: Exploring bi-directional and SMS messaging for communications between Public Health Agencies and their stakeholders: a qualitative study

 

can’t forward

easily missed

HIPAA/security

limited space

personal phone only

reliability

don’t use SMS

CBOs (n = 7)

4

1

2

1

2

1

2

HCPs (n = 10)

0

3

5

5

1

3

1

Urban (n = 10)

3

2

3

4

1

4

1

Rural (n = 7)

1

2

4

2

2

0

2

  1. ***Combined responses from interview (n = 15) and survey (n = 2) participants [missing, n = 20]
  2. †Multiple answers possible