Digital Support Systems to Improve Child Health and Development in Peru: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children living in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at greater risk for experiencing adversities that can undermine their health and early development. Recently launched digital early childhood development (ECD) programs attempt to support families with young children in their home environments using digital technologies. However, relatively little is known regarding the effectiveness of these new technologies.

Objective

The goal of this study is to rigorously assess the reach, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of a newly developed digital ECD platform called Afini. The Afini platform was designed to support parents of young children in low-resource settings to improve ECD and interact with caregivers through messenger services and a chatbot.

Met

SUBMITTER: Hartinger Pena SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755649 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature