ArticleMaternal & child nutrition2019
M-SAKHI-Mobile health solutions to help community providers promote maternal and infant nutrition and health using a community-based cluster randomized controlled trial in rural India: A study protocol.
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- Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Development of mobile phone-based dietary data collection applications in pregnant women and infants for the M-SAKHI trial.Journal of nutritional science · 2023Trial
- Assessment of knowledge, skills and acceptance of the M-SAKHI mHealth App by Indian maternal and child health community workers using a pre and post-evaluation design.Discover public health · 2026Article
- Mobile App-Based Interventions to Support Maternal Roles in Child Nutrition and Development: A Scoping Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Toward personalized persuasive social robots for behavior change in healthcare: a conceptual framework.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2026Article
- The Importance of Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Maternal Nutrition Knowledge and Undernutrition Among Children Under Five.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Applications of Behavioral Change Theories and Models in Health Promotion Interventions: A Rapid Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Barriers and facilitators for the use of telehealth by healthcare providers in India-A systematic review.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Digital Health Revolution in India: Transforming Health and Medicine.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2024Article
- M-SAKHI - Mobile health solutions to help community providers promote maternal and infant nutrition and health: a description of development of the Program Impact Pathway using Theory of Change.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Mobile health (mHealth) interventions for health promotion during the perinatal period in India: a scoping review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Technology-Based (Mhealth) and Standard/Traditional Maternal Care for Pregnant Woman: A Systematic Literature Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Assessing the Diets of Young Children and Adolescents in India: Challenges and Opportunities.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Anthropometric assessment in ambulatory nutrition amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Possibilities for the remote and in-person care.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2021Article
- M-SAKHI-Mobile health solutions to help community providers promote maternal and infant nutrition and health using a community-based cluster randomized controlled trial in rural India: A study protocol.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Article
- Use of mobile app to monitoring growth outcome of children: A systematic literature review.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
Reduction of childhood stunting is difficult to achieve by interventions that focus only on improving nutrition during infancy. Comprehensive interventions that extend through the continuum of care from pregnancy to infancy are needed. Mobile phones are now successfully being used for behaviour change communication to improve health. We present the methodology of an mHealth intervention "Mobile Solutions Aiding Knowledge for Health Improvement" (M-SAKHI) to be delivered by rural community health workers or Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) for rural women, below or up to 20 weeks of pregnancy through delivery until their infant is 12 months of age. This protocol paper describes the cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of M-SAKHI. The primary objective of the trial is to reduce the prevalence of stunting (height-for-age < -2 z-score) in children at 18 months of age by 8% in the intervention as compared with control. The secondary objectives include evaluating the impact on maternal dietary diversity, birth weight, infant and young child feeding practices, infant development, and child morbidity, along with a range of intermediate outcomes for maternal, neonatal, and infant health. A total of 297 ASHAs, five trained counsellors, and 2,501 participants from 244 villages are participating in this study. The outcome data are being collected by 51 field research officers. This study will provide evidence regarding the efficacy of M-SAKHI to reduce stunting in young children in rural India, and if effective, the cost-effectiveness of M-SAKHI.
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