Utilization of a novel mobile application, "HBB Prompt", to reduce Helping Babies Breathe skills decay.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) is a newborn resuscitation training program designed to reduce neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. However, skills decay after initial training is a significant barrier to sustained impact.

Objective

To test whether a mobile app, HBB Prompt, developed with user-centred design, helps improve skills and knowledge retention after HBB training.

Methods

HBB Prompt was created during Phase 1 of this study with input from HBB facilitators and providers from Southwestern Uganda recruited from a national HBB provider registry. During Phase 2, healthcare workers (HCWs) in two community hospitals received HBB training. One hospital was randomly assigned as the intervention hospital, where trained HCWs had access to HBB

SUBMITTER: Chan NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10166562 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature