Impact of mHealth interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition at scale: BBC Media Action and the <i>Ananya</i> program in Bihar, India.
Victoria Ward, Hina Raheel, Yingjie Weng, Kala M. Mehta, Priyanka Dutt, Radharani Mitra, Padmapriya Sastry, Anna Godfrey, Melissa Shannon, Sara Chamberlain, Rajani Kaimal, Suzan L. Carmichael, Jason Bentley, Safa Abdalla, Kevin T Pepper, Tanmay Mahapatra, Sridhar Srikantiah, Evan Borkum, Anu Rangarajan, Swetha Sridharan, Dana Rotz, Priya Nanda, Usha Kiran Tarigopula, Yamini Atmavilas, Debarshi Bhattacharya, Gary L. Darmstadt
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mobile health (mHealth) tools have potential for improving the reach and quality of health information and services through community health workers in low- and middle-income countries. This study evaluates the impact of an mHealth tool implemented at scale as part of the statewide reproductive,maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (RMNCHN) program in Bihar, India. METHODS: and Dr. Anita mHealth tools during their visits with frontline workers compared with those who were unexposed. RESULTS: < 0.01) as well as maternal respondents' trust in their frontline worker. CONCLUSIONS: and Dr. Anita. This analysis is unique in its rigorous evaluation across multiple data sets of mHealth interventions implemented at scale. These results can help inform global understanding of how best to use mHealth tools, for whom, and in what contexts. STUDY REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT02726230.