A study to assess the effect of a text message intervention using mobile phones to promote clinical antenatal uptake and institutional deliveries among young expectant women in Kwale County, Kenya.

The Effect of mHealth Integration on the Health Outcomes of Expectant Adolescents and Young Mothers – A Quasi-Experimental Study in Kwale County, Kenya

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202105818874512

Enrollment

856

Registered

2021-05-21

Start date

2020-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

mHealth text messages using mobile phones

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Expectant young women aged 24 years and below residing within the study setting • Expectant young women with a gestational age not exceeding 24 weeks • Expectant young women with uneventful first and second trimesters • Have their own mobile phone at the time of recruitment • Can read and write either English and/or Swahili • Consenting eligible participants

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Expectant young women presenting with complications including hyperemesis gravidarum, placenta Previa, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia and iron deficiency anaemia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
•Percentage of women Adhering to ANC appointments •Percentage of women with increased antenatal contacts to four or more	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
• Percentage of women delivering at health facilities under skilled birth attendants • Percentage of women with Infant born with normal birthweights	—

Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public ContactJefferson Mwaisaka

Doctoral Candidate

jeffmwaisaka@gmail.com+254723206132

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026