Pregnancy
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group: The mobile phone App has two versions for pregnant women and midwives. The pregnant women version contains antenatal educational contents that teaches pregnant women and their
Sponsors
Hiroshima University
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for women are: currently pregnant of 2nd or 3rd trimester, 16 years old or older, and able to read Kiswhaili.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria for women are: currently not pregnant, less than 16 years old, not able to Kiswahili, and no access to a smart phone.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thirty-eight items designed to investigate factors, knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, associated with intentions of birthplace. The timing of measurement was set at the beginning of the study as a baseline survey and at thirty-six gestational weeks of the subjects as an outcome survey. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mini-quiz to improve knowledge of midwives/nurses with ten items and twenty-three items of Women-Centered Care Questionnaire for pregnant women. As for midwives/nurses, when the baseline is over and midwives/nurses download the app, they will be administered twice: a pre-test before learning the content, and a post-test after learning the content after a month of study. As for pregnant women, the baseline survey will be conducted at the beginning of the study and the outcome study will be conducted at the thirty-six-week gestation of the participants. | — |
Countries
Africa
Contacts
Public ContactYoko Shimpuku
Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed