Impact of mobile phone short messaging service (SMS) intervention on antenatal and delivery care in Bangladesh: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

2018 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K17551
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Rahman Mizanur 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科(医学部), 特任助教 (10726433)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: Mobile health / Antenatal care / Skill birth attendance

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The proposed research project is a facility-based cluster-randomized trial and intends to assess the impact of mobile phone short message service (SMS) intervention on antenatal care among pregnant women in Bangladesh. The main aim of this project is to assesses the effect of crossing technological advances with medicine, and explores how this impacts the service environment, health outcomes, and individual norms or acceptability in society.

In the year 2018, I developed research protocol for ethical approval, visited several hospital and clinics in Bangladesh to fix mHealth study area. I identified potential collaborators to implement the survey in Bangladesh. I completed pilot tested among 40 pregnant women, they showed very much interest to join mHealth project. Ethical application form submitted to Bangladesh. Hopefully I could received the permissibly middle of this year.

Current Status of Research Progress

1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.

Reason

Our potential collaborator help lots to implement this project.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

After receiving ethical permission from the University of Tokyo and Bangladesh sites, I will start my main research work. The participants recruitment in control and intervention groups will be started around September 2019.