ArticleAnnals of global health2018
Cost Effectiveness of Mobile Health for Antenatal Care and Facility Births in Nigeria.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Appraising eHealth Investment for Africa: Scoping Review and Development of a Framework.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Efficacy and feasibility of a digital speech therapy for post-stroke dysarthria: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Integration of Telehealth in Routine Perinatal Care: A Model of Care for Primary Healthcare Clinics in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Review
- A New eHealth Investment Appraisal Framework for Africa: Validation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Effectiveness of Interactive Text Messaging and Structured Psychosocial Support Groups on Developmental Milestones of Children From Adolescent Pregnancies in Kenya: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
- Implementation of a Home-Based mHealth App Intervention Program With Human Mediation for Swallowing Tongue Pressure Strengthening Exercises in Older Adults: Longitudinal Observational Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Observational
- COVID-19 Pandemic: Adaptation in Antenatal Care for Better Pregnancy Outcomes.Frontiers in global women's health · 2020Article
- EHealth Investment Appraisal in Africa: A Scoping Review.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of mobile technology in the health sector, often referred to as mHealth, is an innovation that is being used in countries to improve health outcomes and increase and improve both the demand and supply of health care services. This study assesses the actual cost-effectiveness of initiating and implementing the use of the mHealth as a supply side job aid for antenatal care. The study also estimates the cost-effectiveness ratio if mHealth was also used to encourage and track women through facility delivery.
methodsThe methodology utilized a retrospective, micro-costing technique to extract costing data from health facilities and administrative offices to estimate the costs of implementing the mHealth antenatal care program and estimate the cost of facility delivery for those that used the antenatal care services in the year 2014. Five different costing tools were developed to assist in the costing analysis.
findingsThe results show that the provision of tetanus toxoid vaccination and malaria prophylaxis during pregnancy and improved labor and delivery during facility delivery contributed the most to mortality reductions for women, neonates and stillbirths in mHealth facilities versus non-mHealth facilities. The cost-effectiveness ratio of this program for antenatal care and no demand-side generation for facility delivery is US$13,739 per life saved. The cost-effectiveness ratio adding in an additional demand-side generation for facility births reduces to US$9,806 per life saved.
conclusionThese results show that mHealth programs are inexpensive and save a number of lives for the dollar investment and could save additional lives and funds if women were also encouraged to seek facility delivery.
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