SynthesisJMIR mHealth and uHealth2022
The Influence of Design and Implementation Characteristics on the Use of Maternal Mobile Health Interventions in Kenya: Systematic Literature Review.
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- Effectiveness of Digital Tools on Lifestyle & Health-Related Outcomes Across the Full Continuum of the Maternal Journey: A Systematic Review.Current obesity reports · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of mHealth on childhood vaccination in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Assessing the effect of mHealth on child feeding practice in African countries: systematic and meta-analysis.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Policy-Driven Digital Health Interventions for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: A Systematic Review of Clinical and Environmental Outcomes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- From handbooks to platforms: Japan's maternal and child health services in the digital era.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Factors motivating maternal healthcare clients to use mHealth interventions in rural Malawi.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Implementation of the electronic community health information system in rural East Shewa zone, Eastern Ethiopia: a CFIR-ERIC framework for facilitators, barriers and implementation strategies.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Engaging fathers(to-be): a pilot study on the adaptation and programme experience of SMS4baba intervention in Kenya's informal settlements.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Qualitative Evaluation of mHealth Implementation for Infectious Disease Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Narrative Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Review
- The role of the community of purpose in maternal mHealth interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa context.Frontiers in digital health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe growth of mobile technology in developing countries, coupled with pressing maternal health care challenges, has led to a widespread implementation of maternal mobile health (mHealth) innovations. However, reviews generating insights on how the characteristics of the interventions influence use are scarce.
objectiveThis study aims to review maternal mHealth interventions in Kenya to explore the influence of intervention design and implementation characteristics on use by maternal health clients. We also provide a starting inventory for maternal mHealth interventions in the country.
methodsUsing a systematic approach, we retrieved a total of 1100 citations from both peer-reviewed and gray sources. Articles were screened on the basis of an inclusion and exclusion criterion, and the results synthesized by categorizing and characterizing the interventions presented in the articles. The first phase of the literature search was conducted between January and April 2019, and the second phase was conducted between April and June 2021.
resultsA total of 16 articles were retrieved, comprising 13 maternal mHealth interventions. The study highlighted various mHealth design and implementation characteristics that may influence the use of these interventions.
conclusionsIn addition to elaborating on insights that would be useful in the design and implementation of future interventions, this study contributes to a local inventory of maternal mHealth interventions that may be useful to researchers and implementers in mHealth. This study highlights the need for explanatory studies to elucidate maternal mHealth use, while complementing existing evidence on mHealth effectiveness.
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