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This research aims to develop and assess a mobile health intervention to enhance antenatal care participation and healthy behaviors during pregnancy among young women.

May 24, 2026Open Access

A tailored mHealth intervention for improving antenatal care seeking and health behavioral determinants during pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: development and protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

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This research aims to develop and assess a mobile health intervention to enhance antenatal care participation and healthy behaviors during pregnancy among young women.
Pilot randomized controlled trial
Intervention targets adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
Focus on delivering tailored health behavior messages via mobile phones
Preliminary efficacy shows improved antenatal appointment attendance
Enhanced health behaviors reported among participants
User acceptability ratings are high, indicating positive reception of the intervention

Abstract

This paper describes the Teen MomConnect intervention to improve antenatal appointment attendance and pregnancy health behaviors among adolescent girls and young women. The results on the intervention's preliminary efficacy and user acceptability will inform policy makers and health program officers on how tailored, age-appropriate, and motivational health behavior messages can be delivered via mobile phone to pregnant adolescent girls and young women.

A tailored mHealth intervention for improving antenatal care seeking and health behavioral determinants during pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: development and protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

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