Effect of a Social Media-based Health Education Program on Postnatal Care (PNC) Knowledge Among Pregnant Women Using Smartphones in Dhulikhel Hospital

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Unrecognized Condition
• Interventions: Other: Social media-based Health education program

• Registration Number: NCT05132608
• Lead Sponsor: Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Its an interventional study conducted to assess the effect of social media-based health education program on PNC knowledge among pregnant women attending Dhulikhel hospital, Nepal.

Detailed Description

The study is a two-arm open-label randomized controlled trial conducted among literate pregnant visiting Dhulikhel hospital for ANC check-up. A computer-based program allocated 229 pregnant women owning smartphone with internet connectivity in a 1:1 ratio to either intervention (n=109) or usual care (n=120). The investigators assessed PNC knowledge in the participants by interviewing in-person or via phone; questionnaire was adopted from the previous study conducted to determine the knowledge of postnatal care among postpartum mothers in Asmara; that contained 20 knowledge questions with a maximum possible score of 61. The questionnaire was translated and pretested in Nepali, with the Cronbach alpa of 0.83. The intervention group received a 16 minutes video developed by using Health belief model via social media and the participants were reminded to view the video every week via telephone for a month. Control group received usual care. The primary outcome of the study was PNC knowledge score. The investigators utilized intent-to-treat analysis and measured the effect of the intervention on PNC knowledge score using linear regression analysis.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-08-15
• Study Completion: 2021-08-15
• Status Verified: 2021-11
• Study First Submitted: 2021-11-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-11-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-11-23
• Study First Posted: 2021-11-24
• Last Update Posted: 2021-11-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 229

Inclusion Criteria

• literate pregnant women
• owned a smartphone
• used social media (either What's App, Viber, or Facebook)
• had internet connectivity (WIFI or mobile data)

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Exclusion Criteria

• learning difficulties(dementia) or vision impairment

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Social Media	Social media-based Health education program	social media based health education program developed using Health belief model

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PNC knowledge assessment	3 months	The investigators adopted knowledge assessment questionnaire from the hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted to determine the knowledge of postnatal care among postpartum mothers during discharge in maternity hospitals in Asmara

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kalpana Chaudhary; 🇳🇵 Dhulikhel, Bagmati, Nepal