Factors impacting antenatal care utilization: a systematic review of 37 fragile and conflict-affected situations

KM Alibhai, BR Ziegler, L Meddings, E Batung… - Conflict and …, 2022 - Springer
Background It is estimated that over 930 million people live in fragile and conflict-affected
situations (FCAS) worldwide. These regions, characterized by violence, civil unrest, and war …

Effectiveness of mobile technology and utilization of maternal and neonatal healthcare in low and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review

P De, MR Pradhan - BMC Women's Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Maternal and neonatal mortality are important indicators of the development of
a nation and pose a severe health concern, especially in developing and Low and Middle …

Explaining the impact of mHealth on maternal and child health care in low-and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis

EM Kabongo, FC Mukumbang, P Delobelle… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Despite the growing global application of mobile health (mHealth) technology
in maternal and child health, contextual factors, and mechanisms by which interventional …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile phone ownership and use among women screening for cervical cancer in a community-based setting in western Kenya: Observational study

J Stocks, S Ibrahim, L Park… - JMIR public health and …, 2022 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background Mobile phone ownership among women of reproductive age in western Kenya
is not well described, and our understanding of its link with care-seeking behaviors is …

[HTML][HTML] Correlates of engagement within an online HIV prevention intervention for single young men who have sex with men: randomized controlled trial

SK Choi, J Golinkoff, M Michna… - JMIR Public Health …, 2022 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background: Digital HIV interventions (DHI) have been efficacious in reducing sexual risk
behaviors among sexual minority populations, yet challenges in promoting and sustaining …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile Phones and HIV Testing: Multicountry Instrumental Variable Analysis From Sub-Saharan Africa

F Iacoella, N Tirivayi - Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2024 - jmir.org
Background Sub-Saharan Africa has been a technological hothouse when it comes to
mobile phone technology adoption. However, evidence on the role played by mobile …

Mobile phone ownership, text messages, and contraceptive use: Is there a digital revolution in family planning?

A Jadhav, J Weis - Contraception, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aims to clarify the associations between mobile phone ownership use
on family planning outcomes. Secondary analysis of DHS data finds that in certain contexts …

Factors affecting quality of care in maternal and child health in Timor-Leste: a scoping review

MS Khorshed, D Lindsay, M McAuliffe… - Health Services …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Timor-Leste faces many challenges implementing quality maternal, newborn and child
health (MNCH) services due to resource constraints and socio-cultural factors that …

Understanding the influence of the MomConnect programme on antenatal and postnatal care service utilisation in two south African provinces: a realist evaluation …

EM Kabongo, FC Mukumbang, P Delobelle, E Nicol - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Timely antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) attendance decrease
maternal and child mortality by improving maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes …

Disparities in the use of mobile phone for seeking childbirth services among women in the urban areas: Bangladesh Urban Health Survey

G Bishwajit, MR Hoque, S Yaya - BMC medical informatics and decision …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background In Bangladesh, similar to its other South Asian counterparts, shortage
of health workers along with inadequate infrastructure constitute some of the major …