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. 2022 Jun 29;6(6):e34087. doi: 10.2196/34087

Table 2.

Intervention delivery approaches by domain, Maa Shishu Swasthya Sahayak Samooh (maternal and child health support group) pilot intervention, phase 1.

Week and domain Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Week 1

Educational component deliverya Live Live Recorded

Participationb Talk Hand Talk

SMS text messaging group moderationc Not moderated Moderated Moderated
Week 2

Educational component deliverya Live Live Recorded

Participationb Talk Hand Talk

SMS text messaging group moderationc Not moderated Moderated Moderated
Week 3

Educational component deliverya Live Live Recorded

Participationb Hand Talk Hand

SMS text messaging group moderationc Not moderated Moderated Moderated
Week 4

Educational component deliverya Recorded Recorded Live

Participationb Hand Talk Hand

SMS text messaging group moderationc Moderated Not moderated Not moderated
Week 5

Educational component deliverya Recorded Recorded Live

Participationb Talk Hand Talk

SMS text messaging group moderationc Moderated Not moderated Not moderated
Week 6

Educational component deliverya Recorded Recorded Live

Participationb Talk Hand Talk

SMS text messaging group moderationc Moderated Not moderated Not moderated

aFor live, educational messages are delivered by the moderator during the group call, intermixing the material with open time for questions. For recorded, prerecorded educational messages are accessed via phone before the group call, with the full group call used for discussion.

bFor hand, the women have to raise their hands to talk, with the moderator unmuting them to allow for their participation. For talk, the women can talk freely.

cFor moderated, a group moderator facilitates group participation through consistent use of prompts in the group. For not moderated, the SMS text messaging group is introduced to the women for their own use with no researcher facilitation.