Effects of an mHealth voice message service (mMitra) on maternal health knowledge and practices of low-income women in India: findings from a pseudo-randomized controlled trial

Murthy, Nirmala; Chandrasekharan, Subhashini; Perumal Prakash, Muthu; Ganju, Aakash; Peter, Joanne; Kaonga, Nadi; Mechael, Patricia

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-08965-2

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Effects of an mHealth voice message service (mMitra) on maternal health knowledge and practices of low-income women in India: findings from a pseudo-randomized controlled trial

Published in BMC Public Health • Jun 1, 2020

Authors:

Nirmala Murthy

Subhashini Chandrasekharan

Muthu Perumal Prakash

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mobile Health (mHealth) is becoming an important tool to improve health outcomes in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH). Studies of mHealth interventions, have demonstrated their effectiveness in improving uptake of recommended maternal services such as antenatal visits. However, e...

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Medicine

mHealth

Randomized controlled trial

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