Methodology matters: doing research in the behavioral and social sciences
Human-computer interaction
Designing a graphical user interface for healthcare workers in rural India
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human factors in computing systems
Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide
Technology and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide
E-imci: improving pediatric health care in low-income countries
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PERSUASIVE '08 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Persuasive Technology
The Persuasive Power of Human-Machine Dialogue
PERSUASIVE '08 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Persuasive Technology
Goal-setting considerations for persuasive technologies that encourage physical activity
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology
Persuasive system design: state of the art and future directions
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology
Mobile-izing health workers in rural India
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
HIV health information access using spoken dialogue systems: touchtone vs. speech
ICTD'09 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Information and communication technologies and development
Towards a design model for women's empowerment in the developing world
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
CVDMagic: a mobile based study for CVD risk detection in rural India
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development
Mobile video for patient education: the midwives' perspective
Proceedings of the 3rd ACM Symposium on Computing for Development
Using automated voice calls to improve adherence to iron supplements during pregnancy: a pilot study
Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development: Full Papers - Volume 1
Designing with midwives: improving prenatal care in low resource regions
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare
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Rural health workers in India do not always have the training, credibility or motivation to effectively convince clients to adopt healthy practices. To help build their efficacy, we provided them with messages on mobile phones to present to clients. We present a study which compared three presentations of persuasive health messages by health workers using a phone-based lecture-style message, a phone-based dialogic message that elicits user responses, or no additional aids. We found that dialogic messages significantly improve the quality of counseling sessions and increase discussion between health workers and clients; however, we did not statistically measure an effect of either phone-based message on health behavioral outcomes. We analyze these results in light of the challenges we faced and compromises we made through the research process due to the interplay of social, cultural and environmental realities, and discuss how these factors affect ICTD projects at large.