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. 2020 May 18;8(5):e17371. doi: 10.2196/17371

Table 2.

Characteristics of childhood vaccination apps.

App Intended user Technical specifications Compatible platforms
Conversational agent for HPVa vaccination [37] Parent

  • Graphical user interface tool on laptop used by an operator

  • Bluetooth communication with iPad, the user-facing interface

  • Text-to-speech capability

  • Wizard of Oz agent architecture

 Apple iOSb and MacOS
ImmunizeCA [39,58,59] Women of childbearing age

  • Generates customized vaccination schedules

  • Vaccine information available

  • Creates virtual immunization record

  • Syncs with calendar for scheduling

  • Embedded outbreak alert feature

  • Basic security features

  • Rotating banner in app used to display features and public health messages

 iOS and Android
Tablet-based self-persuasion app [38] Parent

  • Voiceover narration of task

  • Audio recording function to facilitate self-administration

 iOS
ReadyVax [38,55] Health care providers, pharmacists, parents, and patients

  • Native app direct to smartphone

  • Offline functioning

  • Information updates automatically

  • Browsable and searchable information

  • Information updated through a web-based dashboard interface

  • Alert notifications can be sent

  • Links to multimedia

 iOS
UberHealth [53] Anyone

  • Request and delivery of vaccines using geolocation software

 NRc
EPId app [34] Doctors

  • Record vaccination status and upload data into the CIRSe

  • CIRS sends daily updates on children for whom vaccination is overdue

  • Contact details of families available

 NR
Carrot Rewards [45] Anyone

  • In-app quiz about influenza vaccinations

  • Geolocation-based push notification when in proximity to a pharmacist

  • Loyalty points for completion of vaccination-related tasks

 NR
MorbiQuiz [35,49] Parent

  • Daily quiz targeting vaccination literacy

  • Vaccination empowerment videos

  • Leaderboard for quiz results

 iOS and Android
Tablet-based HPV educational module [40] Patient and parent

  • Educational videos on HPV

  • Flashcard information on HPV

 NR
RapidSMS [48] Health worker

  • Mobile alert system for vaccination tracking

 NR
CHeITA [50] Health care providers, parents, and guardians

  • Stores health history of family and development statistics

  • Vaccination tracking

 Windows, iOS, and Android
Mobile technology supporting EPI coverage [41] Health worker

  • Stores personal and familial information

  • Case identification via pictures

  • Pronunciation of the name of the child in the mother’s ethnic language

 NR
Mother and Child Care Module-EPI module [42] Health worker

  • Immunization status collected

  • Connection with server module

  • Generates appointment dates and SMS reminders

 NR
Tailored interactive multimedia intervention [60] Parent

  • Tailored interactive health communication about HPV via videos

 NR
Baby Care app [52] Mothers

  • Embedded FAQsf

  • Upload child data

  • Trend analysis

  • Alert messaging

  • Baby’s periodic health report generation

 NR
EpiSurveyor [43] Health worker

  • Sources of information

  • Basic demographics

  • Consent to bring children for immunization

 Android
ImTeCHO [36] Health worker

  • Registration of pregnant women and children aged under 2 years

  • Generates daily appointment schedule

  • Videos to emphasize key health messages

 Android and web
Smartphone App for Premature Infants [54] Mothers

  • Electronic learning modules

 NR
Call the shots [51] Parent

  • Reminders for vaccination

  • Record keeping of child’s vaccinations

  • Hosts latest immunization schedule

  • Extensive toolkit embedded with FAQs

  • Links to videos and resources

 Android
FightHPV [61] Teenagers

  • Gamified narratives with connected text messages to convey HPV information

  • Players able to share information with social network

 iOS, Java, and Android
MomsTalkShots [44] Mothers

  • Videos with obstetricians and pediatricians of different ethnicities

  • Intervention tailored to knowledge and beliefs

 NR
VaccApp [46] Parent

  • Avatar requests vaccination information

 Android
iCHRcloud [56] Parent and doctor

  • Mobile interface, doctor module, and cloud component

  • Child health records stored, updated, and shared across network

 iOS and Android
mTika [47] Health worker

  • Registration of pregnant women

  • SMS birth notifications from mothers

  • Automated SMS vaccination reminders to mothers and health workers

  • EPI monitoring by supervisors

 Android
iPhone app [57] Parent

  • Stores child’s vaccination information

  • Hosts recommended vaccination schedule

  • Generates customized vaccination schedule

 NR

aHPV: human papillomavirus.

biOS: iPhone operating system.

cNR: not reported.

dEPI: Expanded Program on Immunization.

eCIRS: Child Immunization Register System.

fFAQs: frequently asked questions.