Paediatrics
Conditions
Interventions
short message service reminders
Sponsors
Wolkite University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Parents/Caregivers were eligible if they had a child younger than 4 weeks who had not yet received a first dose of pentavalent vaccine at the time of enrollment • Parents/Caregivers or at least one person in the household/compound/ having a working mobile phone, connection and parents/ caregivers willing to sign informed consent to participate in the study. • Permanent resident of the study area
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • A child being more than 4 weeks of age with where the parent/ caregiver did not have no a valid mobile phone connection in the house and • Parent/caregivers did not provide consent to participate in the study • Parent/ care giver whose caregivers plan to go to attend a different center for the child’s remaining vaccination visits • Infants who already received the vaccine other than the birth dose of BCG or polio.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| immunization coverage and timeliness | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Penta 3 dropout rate | — |
Countries
Ethiopia
Contacts
Public ContactBogale Chekole Temere
Investigator and Supervisor of the research
Outcome results
None listed