Effect Of Mobile Phone Messaging On Maternal And Child Health Service Uptake

Effect Of Mobile Phone Messaging On Maternal And Child Health Service Uptake In Southern Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202211547107725

Enrollment

632

Registered

2022-11-22

Start date

2023-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth Fertility-female

Interventions

Message group

Standards existing care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Taking service in selected HF Declared GA of pregnancy Visited selected health facility for ANC Access to the mobile phone (self, spouse, or shared)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to provide mobile phone no way to access mobile phone-based messages Inability to take basic women’s service (need special service).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Two primary outcomes - the percentage of postpartum family planning and timing of complementary feeding	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcome(s): Percentage of non-prelacteal feeding, percentage of exclusive breastfeeding, and the number of children who completed the one-year childhood vaccination	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactRiane Fijten

Assistant Professor of Clinical Data Science at Maastricht University

rianne.fijten@maastro.nl+31643566956

Outcome results

None listed

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