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September 21, 2022Open Access

Impact of Mobile Health on Maternal and Child Health Service Utilization and Continuum of Care in Northern Ghana

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AKAbdul Ganiyu KantamahUniversity of GhanaDDDuah DwomohUniversity of GhanaSASusan Ama AmuasiUniversity of Ghana

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Implication

Quasi-experimental study reveals mobile health increases maternal service utilization in rural Ghana, highlighting digital tools' value in care continuity.

Key Points

  • Assess the impact of the Technology for Maternal and Child Health (T4MCH) digital intervention on maternal and child health service utilization and continuum of care in rural Ghana.
  • Conducted a quasi-experimental study reviewing medical records of women accessing antenatal care in Bole (control, n=263) and Sawla-Tuna-Kalba (intervention, n=206) districts in the Savannah Region of Ghana (total N=469).
  • Utilized multivariable modified Poisson and logistic regression with augmented inverse-probability weighted regression adjustment based on propensity scores.
  • The T4MCH intervention increased facility-based delivery by 14 percentage points (95% CI: 6.0 to 21.0) and postnatal care utilization by 27 percentage points (95% CI: 15.0 to 26.0) compared to the control district.
  • Antenatal care attendance rose by 18 percentage points (95% CI: -17.0 to 52.0), while overall continuum of care completion increased by 15.0 percentage points (95% CI: 8.0 to 23.0).

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Kantamah et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a124dc31292a1e50c349e0chttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2042368/v1
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