Effect of Mobile Phone Text Message Reminders on Improving Completeness and Timeliness of Routine Childhood vaccinations in North-West, Ethiopia: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Zeleke Abebaw Mekonnen, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Martin C. Were, Binyam Tilahun

JMIR mhealth and uhealth2021-06-1541 citations

Effect of mobile phone text message reminders on improving completeness and timeliness of routine childhood vaccinations in North-West, Ethiopia: a study protocol for randomised controlled trial

Zeleke Abebaw Mekonnen, Binyam Tilahun, Kassahun Alemu, Martin C. Were

BMJ Open2019-11-0113 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031254

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Interventions

Standard Care with Mobile Text Message Reminder

Standard Care group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Mothers aged 18 years up to 45 years • Mothers who have their own working mobile phones • Permanent resident of the study area • If twin infants, the youngest will be included • Mothers providing consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Plans to move out of the study area in the next one year • Infant has already received immunizations other than birth dose of BCG or polio

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Complete Vaccination coverage ;Full Timely vaccination coverage	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Vaccination coverage for each vaccine ;Timely vaccination coverage for each vaccine	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactBinyam Chakilu Tilahun

PhD and Director of CBMP Project

binigcms@gmail.com+251913875066

Outcome results

None listed