The effectiveness of interactive mobile health technologies in improving antenatal care service utilization in Dodoma region, Tanzania: A quasi-Experimental study.

ABSTRACT: Antenatal care (ANC) provides a platform for important health care during pregnancy, including health promotion, screening, diagnosis and disease prevention. Timely and appropriate utilization of antenatal care can prevent complications as well as ensure optimal maternal and newborn health care. This study assessed the effectiveness of interactive (two way communication) mobile health technologies during antenatal period to improve maternal and newborn service utilization in Dodoma region, Tanzania. Using quasi-experimental design, participants were randomly selected to achieve a sample size of 450 pregnant women (Intervention = 150 and Control = 300) in Dodoma city from January to November, 2018. Interventions were matched to controls by gravidity, education level and gestational age at a

SUBMITTER: Masoi TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10431653 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature