Effects of mobile health technologies on uptake of routine growth monitoring among caregivers of children aged 9 to 18 months in Kenya

Nyang'echi, Edna N.; Osero, Justus

dc.contributor.author	Nyang'echi, Edna N.
dc.contributor.author	Osero, Justus
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-27T13:19:51Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-27T13:19:51Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, Volume 12	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2150-1327
dc.identifier.issn	2150-1327
dc.identifier.uri	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/21501327211010995
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.mnu.ac.ke/handle/123456789/131
dc.description	DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132721101	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This study aimed at finding out the effects of mobile health (mhealth) technologies on uptake of Routine Growth Monitoring (RGM) among caregivers of children aged above 9 months in Kenya. This was a quasi-experimental study. The experiment groups received Short Text Message (STM) and Voice Call (VC). The analysis demonstrates that in month 1, caregivers who received STM were 6.875 times more likely to take their children for RGM compared to control (OR = 6.875; 95 CI: 3.591-13.164); caregivers who received VC were 6.750 times more likely to take their children for RGM compared to those in control arm (OR = 6.750; 95 CI: 3.522-12.938). Policy makers and implementers in the health will find these study findings useful in deciding whether or not to adopt STM or VC in improving uptake of RGM for children above 9 months.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications	en_US
dc.subject	children	en_US
dc.subject	routine growth monitoring	en_US
dc.subject	mhealth technologies	en_US
dc.subject	caregivers	en_US
dc.subject	access to care	en_US
dc.title	Effects of mobile health technologies on uptake of routine growth monitoring among caregivers of children aged 9 to 18 months in Kenya	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US