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A mobile health app may improve maternal and child health knowledge and practices among rural women with limited education in Uganda: a pilot randomized controlled trial
(Oxford University Press, 2022)
Objective: This article describes the impact of a mobile health app (MatHealth App) on maternal and child health knowledge and practices among women with limited education. Materials and methods: Pregnant women initiating ...
Mobile Phone-based Multimedia Application Could Improve Maternal Health in Rural Southwestern Uganda: Mixed Methods Study
(Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 2020)
Background: Reducing maternal and infant mortality rates remains challenging. Illiteracy, lack of reliable information, long distances to health centers continue to limit access to quality maternal healthcare in Uganda. ...
Maternal health-related barriers and the potentials of mobile health technologies:Qualitative findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial in rural Southwestern Uganda:
(Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2020-07-30)
Background: Maternal mortality rate remains unacceptably high in Uganda. In‑depth evidence about the barriers to access and utilization of maternal health services specifically among the rural illiterate pregnant women ...
Understanding patterns of family support and its role on viral load suppression among youth living with HIV aged 15 to 24 years in southwestern Uganda
(Health Science Reports, 2022)
Background: Active family support helps as a buffer against adverse life events associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake and adherence. There is limited data available to explain how family support shapes and ...
“The research assistants kept coming to follow me up; I counted myself as a lucky person”: Social support arising from a longitudinal HIV cohort study in Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2022-01-25)
Background: Participation in longitudinal research studies in resource-limited settings often involves frequent interactions with study staff and other participants, as well as receipt of incentives and transportation ...
mHealth-Based Health Promotion Intervention to Improve Use of Maternity Care Services Among Women in Rural Southwestern Uganda: Iterative Development Study
(JMIR, 2021-11)
Background: Antenatal care (ANC) prevents perinatal morbidity and mortality, but use of these services in Uganda remains
low and maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the world. There is growing evidence that ...
Women’s Choice to Deliver at Home: Understanding the Psychosocial and Cultural Factors Influencing Birthing Choices for Unskilled Home Delivery among Women in Southwestern Uganda
(Hindawi, 2020-06-03)
Background. Utilization of perinatal services in Uganda remains low, with correspondingly high rates of unskilled home deliveries, which can be life-threatening. We explored psychosocial and cultural factors influencing ...
Understanding the Effect of a Healthcare Provider‑Led Family Planning Support Intervention on Contraception use and Pregnancy Desires among Postpartum Women Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda
(Springer, 2021-07-22)
Modern contraceptive prevalence among women living with HIV (WLWH) in Uganda is still low at 45%, and up to a third
of women are likely to discontinue the method within the first year of initiation. This increases risks ...
Mobile Health Technologies May Be Acceptable Tools for Providing Social Support to Tuberculosis Patients in Rural Uganda: A Parallel Mixed-Method Study
(Hindawi, 2020-01-07)
Social support has been shown to mitigate social barriers to medication adherence and improve tuberculosis (TB)
treatment success rates. The use of mobile technology to activate social support systems among TB patients, ...
Structured and sustained family planning support facilitates effective use of postpartum contraception amongst women living with HIV in South Western Uganda: A randomized controlled trial
(jogh.org, 2021)
Background : Despite low pregnancy intentions, many women accessing contraception discontinue use, increasing the risk of unwanted pregnancies among women living with HIV (WLWH). We evaluate whether a family planning support ...