Table 4.

Illustrative quotes relating to preferences for future mHealth initiatives

a. Overall acceptance of mHealth interventions “It would be nice because we lose the pamphlets…and you lose out on the important information about your baby’s diet, for example.” [Maroon, FGD 6] “It would be nice because some of us do not have enough knowledge. So, I would like it.” [White, FGD 6]

b. Preferred messages for future mHealth initiatives “Children’s nutrition, because other people seem like they get confused on how to feed the children. A person would feed the child yoghurt for the day and would think that the child is full. Yoghurt it is a snack, not food for the child.” [Yellow, FGD 2] “If they could maybe, let’s say, have programmes like sports…We are [HIV] positive people so most of the time we are staying in the houses…[but if an app] said ‘in a certain hall we are having a certain programme at a certain time,’ we would be doing exercises for HIV-positive people just for fun so that they don’t keep on thinking such things and their blood doesn’t stand in one place.” [Red, FGD 5] “I would say the counselling thing is important because [a] person doesn’t get enough. When she hears that she is HIV positive, she goes to the clinic and [is] counselled, but doesn’t get enough and [she] doesn’t know what she can do. So at least even if there can be an app sometimes she can talk with maybe [someone] who can she tell.” [Pink, FGD 1] “I am thinking that ‘child sexual abuse’ could be added.” [Blue, FGD3] “Explain how do you get a birth certificate and where.” [Yellow, FGD 2]