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mHealth study: Contraception and mobile reproductive health services in India

This mHealth study is an intervention study with the main aim of understanding people's perceptions on using mobile technology to discuss use of reversible contraception methods and family planning. This study was funded by the Kone Foundation, Finland. Baseline survey was conducted by U-Respect, Mumbai and Vachan, Nashik, India.

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Study description
- Annexe 1: Baseline questionnaires (Adults, Adolescents)
- Annexe 2: Follow-up questionnaires (Adults, Adolescents)
- Download follow-up survey structure (LimeSurvey *.lss files) from the following links:
  (right-click -> "Save Link As")
  - Adults
  - Adolescents
Baseline survey - analysis reports
- Married adults
- Unmarried adolescents
Baseline survey summary
- Married adults
- Unmarried adolescents
Articles
- Offline mobile health surveys in low- and middle-income countries for reliable data collection (under preparation)
- Impact of mHealth intervention on the knowledge, attitude and pratice of temporary contraceptive methods (under preparation)

Updated: 2022.05.24 mHealth study: Contraception and mobile reproductive health services in India This mHealth study is an intervention study with the main aim of understanding people's perceptions on using mobile technology to discuss use of reversible contraception methods and family planning. This study was funded by the Kone Foundation, Finland. Baseline survey was conducted by U-Respect, Mumbai and Vachan, Nashik, India.
e-publications Study description Annexe 1: Baseline questionnaires (Adults, Adolescents) Annexe 2: Follow-up questionnaires (Adults, Adolescents) Download follow-up survey structure (LimeSurvey *.lss files) from the following links: (right-click -> "Save Link As") Adults Adolescents Baseline survey - analysis reports Married adults Unmarried adolescents Baseline survey summary Married adults Unmarried adolescents Articles Offline mobile health surveys in low- and middle-income countries for reliable data collection (under preparation) Impact of mHealth intervention on the knowledge, attitude and pratice of temporary contraceptive methods (under preparation)
Peer-reviewed articles Char A. and Säävälä M. (2018). mHealth Solutions for Family Planning Services. Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. 53, Issue No. 11 Kulathinal S., Joseph B. and Säävälä M. (2019). Mobile Helpline and Reversible Contraception: Lessons From a Controlled Before-and-After Study in Rural India Vol 7, No 8 (2019)
For more information, contact: Minna Säävälä (minna.saavala [at] vaestoliitto.fi) Sangita Kulathinal (sangita.kulathinal [at] gmail.com)

mHealth study: Contraception and mobile reproductive health services in India

e-publications

Peer-reviewed articles