Table 5.
Percentage of HWs receiving and reading text messages at various frequencies
| Study Arm | ||
|---|---|---|
| Malaria-only | Malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea | |
| N = 43 | N = 43 | |
| Received messages | 39.5 | 46.5 |
| Topics of messages | N = 17 | N = 20 |
| Malaria | 94.1 | 5.0 |
| Malaria and pneumonia | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea | 5.9 | 90.0 |
| Frequency of message receipt | ||
| Three times/day | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Twice/day | 76.5 | 65.0 |
| Once/day | 17.6 | 25.0 |
| Once/week | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Frequency of reading messages | ||
| Twice/day | 70.6 | 65.0 |
| Once/day | 29.4 | 30.0 |
| Once per week | 0.0 | 5.0 |
HW = health worker. No HWs in control arm reported receiving messages. No significant differences in any indicators between intervention arms.