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Through their vaccination choices, parents are often communicating not just what they think, but also who they are. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

November 16, 2021

Unpacking parents’ reasons for not vaccinating their children: why it matters

Sara Cooper, South African Medical Research Council; Alison Swartz, University of Cape Town; Bey-Marrié Schmidt, University of the Western Cape; Charles Shey Wiysonge, South African Medical Research Council; Christopher J Colvin, University of Cape Town; Evanson Z Sambala, University of the Witwatersrand, and Natalie Leon, South African Medical Research Council

Vaccination uptake is influenced by many factors and carries a variety of meanings – social, political, economic, ideological, moral as well as biological.

Mobile technology can help people adhere to treatment regimes. shutterstock

June 5, 2016

Sending texts to hypertension patients may help them stick to treatment

Natalie Leon, South African Medical Research Council

If hypertension patients don’t take their medication regularly, they can’t control this lifelong disease. Text message communication from clinics can help remind them.

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