Evaluating the impact of e-registration and mHealth on institutional delivery in hazard-prone areas of Bangladesh: A protocol for a non-randomized controlled cluster trial.

ABSTRACT: Despite substantial progress, Bangladesh still has a high rate of maternal deaths owing to difficulties during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period. Increasing facility delivery is mandatory to reach the goal of bringing down the MMR to <70 deaths/100,000 live births by 2030. In the era of digitalization, the introduction of e-registration and mHealth may aid the government in reaching this target. The southern part of Bangladesh is a hazard-prone area, where service uptake from institutions is low. This study aims to determine the effect of an e-registration tracking system and mHealth counseling on institutional deliveries to pregnant mothers in hazard-prone areas of southern Bangladesh. We will conduct an open-label, two-arm, non-randomized controlled cluster trial for six mon

SUBMITTER: Chowdhury AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529544 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature