Evaluating the impact of using eHealth tools to extend health services to remote populations in Nigeria using Satellite Communication

Conditions

Frontline health workers and facility heads at intervention and non-intervention facilities, pregnant women at participating primary health centres that benefit from the use of eHealth tools as part of service delivery, and policymakers and planners. Pregnancy and Childbirth Frontline health workers and facility heads at intervention and non-intervention facilities, pregnant women at participating primary health centres that benefit from the use of eHealth tools as part of service delivery, an

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Interventions

The use of two interventions are evaluated: 1) Clinical Patient Administration Kit (CliniPAK): A tablet computer-enabled point-of-care data capture and decision support tool that allow

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Frontline health workers at intervention sites. 2. Adults aged 18 and older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: There is no participant exclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Binary facility-level indicator measuring whether the monthly NHMIS indicator “total number of ANC visits” is complete (i.e. available through the NHMIS) for every month between months 25 and 30 of the project (6-month post-intervention).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Binary facility-level indicators of whether the monthly NHMIS indicators “total PNC visits” and “percentage skilled birth attendance” are complete or not for every month between months 25 and 30 of the project (6-month post-intervention) 2. Monthly NHMIS indicators of “total number of ANC visits”, “total number of PNC visits” and “percentage of skilled birth attendance”	—

Countries

Nigeria

Outcome results

None listed