A Mobile Health Wallet for Pregnancy-Related Health Care in Madagascar: Mixed-Methods Study on Opportunities and Challenges.

Nadine Muller Peter Martin Ferdinand Emmrich Elsa Niritiana Rajemison Jan Walter De Neve Till W Bärnighausen Samuel Knauss Julius Valentin Emmrich

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2019)

Financial obstacles are a major cause of limited access to skilled maternal health care in Madagascar. An MHW for skilled health care during pregnancy was perceived as a useful and desirable tool to reduce financial barriers among women in urban Madagascar. The design of this tool and the communication strategy will likely be the key to success. Particularly important dimensions of design include technical user friendliness and accessible and personal customer service.

Keyphrases

healthcare
pregnancy outcomes
mental health
affordable care act
depressive symptoms
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
clinical trial
preterm birth
study protocol
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
young adults
breast cancer risk
weight gain