Effectiveness of SMS appointment reminder and defaulter tracking system in Lagos State, Nigeria

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Attendance at appointments at local health centre for vaccination, ANC, and family planning; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13178993
• Lead Sponsor: Japan International Cooperation Agency

Brief Summary

2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32788139/ (added 02/12/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-11-30
• Study Start: 2020-05-19
• Last Update Posted: 5 January 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9368

Inclusion Criteria

1. All clients who visited the 33 PHCs in Lagos state for antenatal care (ANC), family planning, and child immunization including routine Vitamin A supplementation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Clients with the appointments of other services (e.g., HIV/TB care)
2. Clients without a mobile phone or accessible phone number

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The return status of the appointments for the three health services (i.e. ANC, FP, and child immunization including routine Vitamin A supplementation) measured for the duration of the study using patient records. If a client returns to a health facility for her appointment, they were categorized as returned cases, while if do not return, they were categorized as a defaulter

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Timing of receiving vaccination, ANC and FP measured for the duration of the study using patient records