Change in Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge among Young Women Using the Conversational Agent "Nthabi" in Lesotho: A Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young women worldwide face problems like unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Providing sexual and reproductive health education to this population remains a priority. It is unknown if using digital health interventions to deliver health education in human resource-constrained settings is effective.

Methods

We conducted a clinical trial of the Nthabi intervention to determine participant's knowledge before and after discussion of family planning, folic acid and healthy eating among young women aged 18-28 years in two rural districts of Lesotho who used the Nthabi conversational agent system on either smartphones or tablets for up to six weeks. The number of correct pre- and post-test responses were compared using generalized linear models that d

SUBMITTER: Nkabane-Nkholongo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10793503 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature