Family Planning, Maternal Health, Neonatal Health
Conditions
Brief summary
With the increased prevalence of cellular phones, mobile technology provides an important tool to reach underserved populations in low to middle income countries. mHealth interventions offer promise to improve maternal child health throughout the reproductive health continuum if they contribute to increasing skilled birth attendance, family planning and exclusive breastfeeding. We propose a randomized clinical trial to determine effect of using mobile phones to deliver SMS (one-way) versus an interactive SMS dialogue (two-way) on uptake of reproductive and neonatal health services and maternal and infant outcomes
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTwo-way SMS Dialogue
BEHAVIORALOne-way SMS Messaging
Sponsors
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
University of Nairobi
Kenyatta National Hospital
University of Washington
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
14 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Pregnant * Access to a mobile phone * Able to read SMS messages * Willing to receive SMS messages
Exclusion criteria
* Unwilling or unable to meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Contraceptive uptake | 10 weeks postpartum; 24 weeks postpartum |
| Facility Delivery | Postpartum |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | 24 weeks postpartum |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ANC attendance | Postpartum |
| Infant mortality | Six months postpartum |
| Infant Immunizations | Six months postpartum |
| Maternal mortality | 6 months postpartum |
Countries
Kenya
Outcome results
None listed