From the article in JMIR:

The risk of poor sexual health, including unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), is greatest amongst young people. Innovative and acceptable interventions to improve sexual health are required. Mobile phone text messaging (short message service, SMS) interventions have the potential to reach large numbers of people at relatively low cost, but greater understanding is needed on how these interventions should be developed and how they work.

mFHAST Implications: Opportunity for text messaging interventions to promote safer sex behavior in young people.

From the background in PubMed: Patient reminder systems are an evidence-based way to improve childhood vaccination rates but are difficult to implement in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Short Message Service (SMS) texts may offer a potential low-cost solution, especially in LMICs where mobile phones are becoming more ubiquitous.

mFHAST Implications: Feasibility of using SMS for increasing childhood vaccination rates in LMIC settings

From the article objective: "The objective of this study was to test whether the dissemination of health information via a short message service (SMS) led to improvements in health knowledge and self-reported health-related behaviors."

mFHAST Implications: Opportunities for improving motivation for positive self-reported behavior change among hypertensive patients

Summary from Article: This paper aims to assess the effectiveness of reinforcement of oral health education message through short messaging service (SMS) in mobile phones.

mFHAST Implications: Opportunity for SMS messaging to effectively reinforce oral health education

From the Pub Med Abstract:"The recent explosion of mHealth applications in the area of HIV care has led to the development of mHealth interventions to support antiretroviral treatment adherence. Several of these interventions have been tested for effectiveness, but few studies have explored patient perspectives of such interventions. Exploring patient perspectives enhances the understanding of how an intervention works or why it does not. We therefore studied perceptions regarding an mHealth adherence intervention within the HIVIND trial in South India."
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mFHAST Implications: Design and implementation guidelines for the use of SMS interventions for HIV-related treatment and care