Mobile phone use to increase postnatal clinic attendance

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Paediatrics

• Registration Number: PACTR201811548430910
• Lead Sponsor: Munira Alkizim

Brief Summary

The adherence to postnatal clinic was significantly higher for phone and text arms at 48 hour and 6 weeks (p value <0.05) At 2 weeks only phone call arm had significantly higher postnatal clinic attendance RR=1.24 (95% CI 1.0, 1.5 p =0.05). There was a 25% increase in text arm and 29% in phone call arm in neonatal danger signs identified, p= <0.0001 for both text and phone versus control. Exclusive breastfeeding rates and outcomes in intervention arms was higher but not statistically significant.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-11-07
• Results First Posted: 2018-11-10
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Mothers who have access to mobile phones 2. Mothers willing to be followed up at NCRH 3. Mothers who deliver at term.(37 completed weeks) 4. Mothers discharged within 24 hours of delivery

Exclusion Criteria

Mothers who do not have access to a mobile phone 2. Mothers who declined to participate in the study 3. Mothers who give birth to preterm babies. 4. Mothers with prolonged hospitalization. (More than 24 hours after delivery)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome measured was retention in care at 48 hours, 2 weeks and 6 weeks. At discharge, each participant (mother-infant pair) was given a return date at day 2, 2 weeks and at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exclusive breastfeeding rate were measured as self-reported duration of Exclusive breast feeding. ? A mean score of the number of WHO neonatal danger signs listed by the study participants was done in each group The outcome of the infants was assessed at 6 weeks.