Effect of Mobile Text Messages in Improving Health Related Behavior of Pregnant Women and the Health of Mother and Baby
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O990- Anemia complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/03/024017
- Lead Sponsor
- Maulana Azad Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.All pregnant women of gestational age between 16 and 20 weeks who had their first ANC visit during the first trimester.
2.Pregnant women whose expected date of delivery is within the study period
3.Women who give consent to receive health information via messages and phone calls from the investigator on their phones
4.Women who have been residing in the respective study area for the past one year
Exclusion Criteria
1.Women who are unable to read and comprehend the messages
2.Women who do not have access to a mobile phone
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in adherence to Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation among pregnant women which will be assessed through self-reported recall by the study participant.Timepoint: 16-20 weeks, 28 weeks, 36 weeks of gestational age via self-reported recall
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Change in maternal hemoglobin statusTimepoint: 16-20 weeks, 28 weeks, 36 weeks of gestational age;2.Change in maternal weight during the course of pregnancyTimepoint: 16-20 weeks, 28 weeks, 36 weeks of gestational age;3.The percentage of mothers availing full ANC care during pregnancyTimepoint: 36 weeks of gestational age;4.Change in self-reporting of symptoms associated with pregnancy.Timepoint: 16-20 weeks, 28 weeks, 36 weeks of gestational age;5.Change in knowledge and practices among pregnant women about antenatal care and maternal healthTimepoint: 16-20 weeks and 36 weeks of gestational age;6.Birth outcomesTimepoint: Post-delivery;7.Adequacy of IFA drug stocks in terms of proportion of days covered (PDC)Timepoint: 16-20 weeks, 28 weeks, 36 weeks of gestational age