Effect of Mobile-health on Maternal Health Care Service Utilization in Eastern Ethiopia: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Initiatives
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The primary aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of Mobile-health on maternal health care service utilization in Eastern Ethiopia.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box
below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2017
- Funding
- This study was funded by Haramaya University as a Young Innovative Research Grant funding, reference number for this grant is: HURG-2016-03-04-04.
Design
- Study design
- Clinical trial cohort
Marker Paper
Gelano TF, Assefa N, Bacha YD, Mahamed AA, Roba KT, Hambisa MT. Effect of Mobile-health on maternal health care service utilization in Eastern Ethiopia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2018;19(1):102. Published 2018 Feb 12. doi:10.1186/s13063-018-2446-5
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Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 640
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
pregnant women
he participants will be recruited from two districts (Haramaya and Kombolcha districts) based on pre-set eligibility criteria (pregnancy, gestational age (GA), ownership of a mobile phone and willingness to participate). The participant will be included in the trial if her GA is less than 16 weeks, she owns a mobile phone and has willingness to participate.
Selection Criteria
- Gender
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women
- Pregnant women
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- First Trimester
- Second Trimester
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Ethiopia
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- pregnant
Recruitment
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 640
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
- Start Date
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2017
- End Date
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2017
- Data sources
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Mobile data collection
- Tablet/laptop
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Mobile data collection