Use of Technology to Access Health Information/Services and Subsequent Association With WASH (Water Access, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Knowledge and Behaviors Among Women With Children Under 2 Years of Age in Indonesia: Cross-sectional Study.
Heidi Jane NiedfeldtEmmalene BecksteadEmily ChahalisMindy JensenBritton ReherScott TorresCut Novianti RachmiHafizah JusrilP Cougar HallJoshua H WestBenjamin T CrookstonPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2021)
Using technology to access health information and services was associated with an increase in handwashing and defecation knowledge. In the future, promoting mothers of children under 2 years of age to access health information through technology might be used to increase handwashing and defecation knowledge as well as safe defecation practices. However, further research should be done to determine how technology may increase the frequency of recommended handwashing behaviors.