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Lessons Learned From Over 20 Years of Telemedicine Services in India: Scoping Review of Telemedicine Services Initiated From 2000 to 2023 Open
Background India is home to some of the world’s earliest and largest telemedicine services. Since the first telemedicine services emerged in the 1990s, the growing digitization of health care services has highlighted the potential for tele…
Lessons Learned From Over 20 Years of Telemedicine Services in India: Scoping Review of Telemedicine Services Initiated From 2000 to 2023 (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND India is home to some of the world’s earliest and largest telemedicine services. Since the first telemedicine services emerged in the 1990s, the growing digitization of health care services has highlighted the potential for tele…
View article: Can we design the next generation of digital health communication programs by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to segment target audiences, bolster impact and deliver differentiated services? A machine learning analysis of survey data from rural India
Can we design the next generation of digital health communication programs by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to segment target audiences, bolster impact and deliver differentiated services? A machine learning analysis of survey data from rural India Open
Objectives Direct to beneficiary (D2B) mobile health communication programmes have been used to provide reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health information to women and their families in a number of countries globally. Programmes…
View article: Cost-effectiveness of a direct to beneficiary mobile communication programme in improving reproductive and child health outcomes in India
Cost-effectiveness of a direct to beneficiary mobile communication programme in improving reproductive and child health outcomes in India Open
Introduction Kilkari is the largest maternal messaging programme of its kind globally. Between its initiation in 2012 in Bihar and its transition to the government in 2019, Kilkari was scaled to 13 states across India and reached over 10 m…
View article: The impact of a direct to beneficiary mobile communication program on reproductive and child health outcomes: a randomised controlled trial in India
The impact of a direct to beneficiary mobile communication program on reproductive and child health outcomes: a randomised controlled trial in India Open
Background Direct-to-beneficiary communication mobile programmes are among the few examples of digital health programmes to have scaled widely in low-resource settings. Yet, evidence on their impact at scale is limited. This study aims to …
View article: ’[We] learned how to speak with love’: a qualitative exploration of accredited social health activist (ASHA) community health worker experiences of the Mobile Academy refresher training in Rajasthan, India
’[We] learned how to speak with love’: a qualitative exploration of accredited social health activist (ASHA) community health worker experiences of the Mobile Academy refresher training in Rajasthan, India Open
Introduction Mobile Academy is a mobile-based training course for India’s accredited social health activist (ASHA) community health workers (CHW). The course, which ASHAs access by dialling a number from their phones, totals 4 hours of aud…
View article: Assessing the reliability of phone surveys to measure reproductive, maternal and child health knowledge among pregnant women in rural India: a feasibility study
Assessing the reliability of phone surveys to measure reproductive, maternal and child health knowledge among pregnant women in rural India: a feasibility study Open
Objectives Efforts to understand the factors influencing the uptake of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (RMNCH&N) services in high disease burden low-resource settings have often focused on face-to-face surveys o…
View article: At the frontlines of digitisation: a qualitative study on the challenges and opportunities in maintaining accurate, complete and timely digital health records in India’s government health system
At the frontlines of digitisation: a qualitative study on the challenges and opportunities in maintaining accurate, complete and timely digital health records in India’s government health system Open
Objectives To understand factors underpinning the accuracy and timeliness of mobile phone numbers and other health information captured in India’s government registry for pregnant and postpartum women. Accurate and timely registration of m…
View article: Freedom within a cage: how patriarchal gender norms limit women’s use of mobile phones in rural central India
Freedom within a cage: how patriarchal gender norms limit women’s use of mobile phones in rural central India Open
Introduction India has one of the highest gender gaps in mobile phone access in the world. As employment opportunities, health messaging (mHealth), access to government entitlements, banking, civic participation and social engagement incre…
View article: Examining the reach and exposure of a mobile phone-based training programme for frontline health workers (ASHAs) in 13 states across India
Examining the reach and exposure of a mobile phone-based training programme for frontline health workers (ASHAs) in 13 states across India Open
Mobile phones are increasingly used to facilitate in-service training for frontline health workers (FLHWs). Mobile learning (mLearning) programmes have the potential to provide FLHWs with high quality, inexpensive, standardised learning at…
View article: Connecting the dots: Kerala’s use of digital technology during the COVID-19 response
Connecting the dots: Kerala’s use of digital technology during the COVID-19 response Open
Digital tools are increasingly being applied to support the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in India and elsewhere globally. This article draws from global frameworks to explore the use of digital tools in the state of Kerala acr…
View article: Assessing exposure to Kilkari: a big data analysis of a large maternal mobile messaging service across 13 states in India
Assessing exposure to Kilkari: a big data analysis of a large maternal mobile messaging service across 13 states in India Open
The Kilkari programme is being implemented by the Government of India in 13 states. Designed by BBC Media Action and scaled in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from January 2016, Kilkari had provided mobile heal…
View article: Does exposure to health information through mobile phones increase immunisation knowledge, completeness and timeliness in rural India?
Does exposure to health information through mobile phones increase immunisation knowledge, completeness and timeliness in rural India? Open
Introduction Immunisation plays a vital role in reducing child mortality and morbidity against preventable diseases. As part of a randomised controlled trial in rural Madhya Pradesh, India to assess the impact of Kilkari, a maternal messag…
View article: Can health information through mobile phones close the divide in health behaviours among the marginalised? An equity analysis of Kilkari in Madhya Pradesh, India
Can health information through mobile phones close the divide in health behaviours among the marginalised? An equity analysis of Kilkari in Madhya Pradesh, India Open
Kilkari is one of the largest maternal mobile messaging programmes in the world. It makes weekly prerecorded calls to new and expectant mothers and their families from the fourth month of pregnancy until 1-year post partum. The programme d…
View article: Another voice in the crowd: the challenge of changing family planning and child feeding practices through mHealth messaging in rural central India
Another voice in the crowd: the challenge of changing family planning and child feeding practices through mHealth messaging in rural central India Open
Introduction Kilkari is one of the world’s largest mobile phone-based health messaging programmes. Developed by BBC Media Action, it provides weekly stage-based information to pregnant and postpartum women and their families, including on …
View article: SMS feedback system as a quality assurance mechanism: experience from a household survey in rural India
SMS feedback system as a quality assurance mechanism: experience from a household survey in rural India Open
The increasing use of digital health solutions to support data capture both as part of routine delivery of health services and through special surveys presents unique opportunities to enhance quality assurance measures. This study aims to …
The devil is in the detail: reflections on the value and application of cognitive interviewing to strengthen quantitative surveys in global health Open
Cognitive interviewing is a qualitative research method for improving the validity of quantitative surveys, which has been underused by academic researchers and monitoring and evaluation teams in global health. Draft survey questions are a…
Using Machine Learning to Optimize the Quality of Survey Data: Protocol for a Use Case in India Open
Background Data quality is vital for ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and validity of survey findings. Strategies for ensuring survey data quality have traditionally used quality assurance procedures. Data analytics is an increasingly v…