ReviewBMJ global health2018
User assessments and the use of information from MomConnect, a mobile phone text-based information service, by pregnant women and new mothers in South Africa.
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- Efficacy of a Digital Health Tool on Contraceptive Ideation and Use in Nigeria: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Control Trial.Global health, science and practice · 2019Trial
- Cultural Authority and Food Choices: How Intergenerational Power Shapes Maternal Diet in Rural South Africa.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Towards the Developing and Designing of an Intervention to Promote Prenatal Physical Activity Using MomConnect (mHealth): A Formative Protocol.Methods and protocols · 2025Article
- Factors contributing to rise in teenage pregnancy in Sekhukhune district, Limpopo province.Curationis · 2024Article
- Future proofing health in response to climate change and rapid urbanisation in Africa.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2024Article
- Phone-based psychosocial counseling for people living with HIV: Feasibility, acceptability and impact on uptake of psychosocial counseling services in Malawi.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Types, reporting and acceptability of community-based interventions for stillbirth prevention in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): a systematic review.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Reflections on Digital Maternal and Child Health Support for Mothers and Community Health Workers in Rural Areas of Limpopo Province, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Gender transformative approaches in mHealth for maternal healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Frontiers in digital health · 2023Review
- Evaluation of a Text Messaging Intervention to Promote Preconception Micronutrient Supplement Use: Feasibility Study Nested in the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative Study in South Africa.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Leaving no woman or girl behind? Inclusion and participation in digital maternal health programs in sub-Saharan Africa.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Implementation of an mHealth App to Promote Engagement During HIV Care and Viral Load Suppression in Johannesburg, South Africa (iThemba Life): Pilot Technical Feasibility and Acceptability Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Self-care can be an alternative to expand access to universal health care: What policy makers, governments and implementers can consider for South Africa.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2022Article
- "Must you make an app?" A qualitative exploration of socio-technical challenges and opportunities for designing digital maternal and child health solutions in Soweto, South Africa.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Appropriation of mHealth Interventions for Maternal Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: Hermeneutic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Review
- Explaining the impact of mHealth on maternal and child health care in low- and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Attitudes Toward a Proposed GPS-Based Location Tracking Smartphone App for Improving Engagement in HIV Care Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in South Africa: Focus Group and Interview Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Reported infant feeding practices and contextual influences on breastfeeding: qualitative interviews with women registered to MomConnect in three South African provinces.International breastfeeding journal · 2020Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of an Adapted Mobile Phone Message Program and Changes in Maternal and Newborn Health Knowledge in Four Provinces of Afghanistan: Single-Group Pre-Post Assessment Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- Promoting Antenatal Care Attendance Through a Text Messaging Intervention in Samoa: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
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Abstract
MomConnect was designed to provide crucial health information to mothers during pregnancy and in the early years of child rearing in South Africa. The design drew on the success of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action's programme in South Africa, as well as a growing list of mobile health (mHealth) interventions implemented internationally. Services such as MomConnect are dependent on user acceptability as all engagements are voluntary, meaning that tools have to be easy to use and useful to be successful. This paper describes the evaluation of the tool by pregnant women and new mothers using the tool. A purposive sample of 32 individual semistructured interviews and 7 focus groups were conducted, across five provinces in South Africa. All the sessions were transcribed and then analysed using a contextualised interpretative approach, with the assistance of Atlas.ti. The women were consistently positive about MomConnect, attaching high value to the content of the messages and the medium in which they were delivered. The system was found to work well, with minor problems in some language translations. Respondents were enthusiastic about the messages, stating that the information was of great use and made them feel empowered in their role as a mother, with some saving the messages to use as a resource or to share with others. The most significant problems related to network coverage. There was strong support for this intervention to continue. Given the user acceptability of mHealth interventions, MomConnect appeared to meet the target of identifying and responding to the recipient's needs.
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