The impact of a direct to beneficiary mobile communication program on reproductive and child health outcomes: a randomised controlled trial in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Direct-to-beneficiary communication mobile programmes are among the few examples of digital health programmes to have scaled widely in low-resource settings. Yet, evidence on their impact at scale is limited. This study aims to assess whether exposure to mobile health information calls during pregnancy and postpartum improved infant feeding and family planning practices.

Methods

We conducted an individually randomised controlled trial in four districts of Madhya Pradesh, India. Study participants included Hindi speaking women 4-7 months pregnant (n=5095) with access to a mobile phone and their husbands (n=3842). Women were randomised to either an intervention group where they received up to 72 Kilkari messages or a control group where they received none. Intention

SUBMITTER: LeFevre AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9288869 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature