Group Pregnancy Care

HERA got an award from Yale University entitled “Assessment of Feasibility and Acceptability of Delivering Group Pregnancy Care Using Mobile Health Techniques in Kenya”. In this program, we worked in Machakos County in Kenya. The project ran for 3 months.

Project Name:

Assessment of Feasibility and Acceptability of Delivering Group Pregnancy Care Using Mobile Health Techniques in Kenya

Project type:

Research Study

Project Partners:

Yale University

Project Status:

Completed

Start Date:

01/08/2023

End Date:

30/11/2023

Project Donor:

Yale University

Objectives:

The following are the objectives of the study:

To determine mobile technology (i.e., mobile phones and Internet, etc.) access and usage patterns among pregnant women in Kenya.
Examine the perceived usefulness, self-efficacy, privacy concerns, and ICT knowledge related to the adoption of mobile health-based antenatal care among pregnant women in Kenya.
Explore perceived benefits and challenges, attitudes, perceptions, and preferences towards mobile health-based antenatal care among pregnant women, their significant family members.