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ArticleJMIR pediatrics and parenting2021

Mobile Technology Access and Use Among Adolescent Mothers in Lima, Peru: Mixed Methods Study.

Elizabeth J Levey, Henry Onyeaka, Sophia M Bartles, Elena Sanchez Calderon, Sixto E Sanchez, Maria C Prom, Eden M Fesseha, Bizu Gelaye

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Article in JMIR pediatrics and parenting, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Elizabeth J LeveyChester M. Pierce Division of Global Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5577-2505
Henry OnyeakaChester M. Pierce Division of Global Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1987-0941
Sophia M BartlesGilling School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9431-8735
Elena Sanchez CalderonAC PROESA, Lima, Peru.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1938-5644
Sixto E SanchezAC PROESA, Lima, Peru.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0354-0523
Maria C PromChester M. Pierce Division of Global Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-491X
Eden M FessehaHarvard College, Cambridge, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1412-0738
Bizu GelayeChester M. Pierce Division of Global Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7934-548X
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USHarvard College Observatory · USUniversidad de San Martín de Porres · PEUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

POPULATION STUDIEST32HD007168 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ELIZABETH A FRANKENBERG · 1985 to 2026
$13.8M
Research Services CoreP2CHD050924 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI KAREN B GUZZO · 2015 to 2026
$9.6M
Intergenerational impact of maternal trauma history on preschoolers' behavioral health outcomes: Assessing links with caregiving sensitivity and DNA methylationR01HD102342 · NICHD · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI BASU, ARCHANA · 2020 to 2024
$3.0M
Boston University Medical Campus-Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training ProgramT32MH116140 · NIMH · BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER · PI FRICCHIONE, GREGORY L, HENDERSON, DAVID C · 2018 to 2022
$1.6M
Adaptation and assessment of a family intervention designed to improve maternal and child mental health in resource-limited settingsK23MH115169 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LEVEY, ELIZABETH JANE · 2018 to 2023
$1.1M
NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD050924NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD102342NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007168NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH115169NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH116140
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResearch shows promise for the use of mobile health interventions to improve access to care for mothers and infants. Although adolescent mothers in particular are comfortable with technology and often face barriers to accessing care, data on the use of digital interventions with young mothers are limited.

objectiveThis study aims to examine technology access and use behavior among adolescent mothers in Lima, Peru, to inform the development of technology-mediated perinatal interventions for high-risk mothers and infants in low- and middle-income countries and other areas with limited access to care.

methodsThis mixed methods study consisted of a phone survey about technology access (N=29), focus group discussions with clinicians (N=25), and semistructured in-depth interviews with adolescent mothers (N=10) and their family members (N=8) in Lima.

resultsAll adolescent mothers surveyed had access to a smartphone, and nearly half had access to a computer or tablet. However, participants reported a number of obstacles to consistent smartphone access related to the financial precarity of their situations. Examples of this included difficulty affording phone services, using shared plans, and losing smartphones because of theft.

conclusionsThese findings indicate that adolescent mothers are connected to technology, highlighting the potential scalability of technology-based health interventions for adolescent mothers in low- and middle-income countries while identifying barriers that need to be addressed.

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access to careadolescent motherhoodLMICsmobile phoneperinatal mental healthtelehealth

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PMCPMC8486997
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