Effect of Short, Animated Video Storytelling on Maternal Knowledge and Satisfaction in the Perinatal Period in South Africa: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: Journal of medical Internet research Vol. 25; no. 3; p. e47266
• Main Authors: Adam, Maya, Kwinda, Zwannda, Dronavalli, Mithilesh, Leonard, Elizabeth, Nguyễn, Vān Kính, Tshivhase, Vusani, Bärnighausen, Till, Pillay, Yogan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Toronto Journal of Medical Internet Research 13.10.2023; Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor; JMIR Publications
• Subjects: Access; Antenatal care; Avoidable; Child mortality; Clinical research; Clinical trials; Clinics; Community health care; Feedback; Health aspects; Health education; Health status; Higher education; Intervention; Knowledge; Maternal & child health; Maternal characteristics; Maternal child nursing; Mothers; Original Paper; Perinatal period; Policy making; Pregnancy; Public health; Public health clinics; Secondary education; Secondary schools; Storytelling; Surveys; Telemedicine; Telephone surveys; Text messaging; Uncertainty; User satisfaction; South Africa

Innovative mobile health (mHealth) interventions can improve maternal knowledge, thereby supporting national efforts to reduce preventable maternal and child mortality in South Africa. Studies have documented a potential role for mobile video content to support perinatal health messaging, enhance ma...