Table 7. Demographic characteristics and outcomes of surveyed community health workers who utilized mobile for mothers [age group].
| ≤30 n = 32 |
>30 n = 25 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Usage MfM last month | |||
| 0–2 | 19(59.4) | 12(48.0) | 0.439 |
| 3–4 | 12(37.5) | 8(32.0) | |
| 5–6 | 0(0) | 3(12.0) | |
| > 6 | 1(3.0) | 2(8.0) | |
| Utilized application components (multiple answers) | |||
| Registration | 32(100.0) | 24(96.0) | 0.027* |
| Antenatal care | 29(90.6) | 18(72.0) | |
| Intranatal care | 20(62.5) | 16(64.0) | |
| Postnatal care | 19(59.4) | 18(72.0) | |
| Difficult parts of application (multiple answers) | |||
| Recharging balance | 11(34.4) | 10(40.0) | 0.366 |
| Submitting data | 12(37.5) | 6(24.0) | |
| Charging | 10(31.3) | 6(24.0) | |
| Easy parts of application(multiple answers) | |||
| Understanding Hindi | 25(78.1) | 23(92) | 0.018* |
| Carrying the phone | 25(78.1) | 22(88.0) | |
| Using the mobile phone | 28(87.5) | 18(72.0) | |
| Most satisfied (max 3 answers) | N = 31 | ||
| Understanding Hindi | 17(54.8) | 16(64.0) | 0.266 |
| Voice | 11(35.5) | 14(56.0) | |
| Using the mobile phone | 13(41.9) | 7(28.0) | |
| Most satisfied NEEDS services (one answer) | |||
| Training | 11(35.5) | 4(16.0) | 0.251 |
| Direct support from fieldworkers | 9(29.0) | 12(48.0) | |
| Support during cluster meetings | 11(35.5) | 9(36.0) | |
| How MfM affected work (two answers) | |||
| Made me more confident | 24(75.0) | 22(88.0) | 0.191a |
| Made my work more difficult | 2(6.0) | 0(0.0) | |
| Helped me work better | 29(90.6) | 25(100.0) | |
| Increased my workload | 4(12.9) | 1(4.0) | |
| Had no effect | 2(6.0) | 0(0.0) | |
| Motivation (3 answers) | |||
| Respect from women/villagers | 27(87.1) | 19(76.0) | 0.718 |
| Made me more knowledgeable | 21(67.7) | 18(72.0) | |
| Made me happier in my work | 16(51.6) | 11(44.0) | |
| How MfM affects health education (one answer) | Three missing (999) |
0.211 |
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| Education women became easier for me | 28(96.6) | 24(96.0) | |
| Education women became more difficult for me | 1(3.0) | 0(0.0) | |
| Had no effect | 0(0.0) | 1(4.0) | |
| How MfM affects relationships with women (one answer) | Two missing (999) | 0.092 | |
| Most women trust me and follow my instructions more | 26(90.7) | 24(96.0) | |
| Most women trust me more, but still do not follow my instructions | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | |
| Most women do not trust me and do not follow my instructions | 4(13.3) | 0(0.0) | |
| Had no effect | 0(0.0) | 1(4.0) |
* statistically significant
a Fisher exact test was used.