Table 4.
Type of mHealth interventions for the included studies.
| Included studies (n = 23) | ||||
| Mobile health intervention classification | ||||
| Education/awareness (behavior) (23 , 38 , 40 , 41 , 44 , 46 , 48 –50 , 52 , 53 , 55 , 58) | Communication and training (19, 23, 42, 43, 51–53, 58) | Registries/vital event tracking (36, 43, 45, 51–53, 58) | ||
| Outcomes of interest | ||||
| Neonatal mortality (50, 51) |
Skilled birth attendance (38, 39, 42, 45, 48, 58) |
Antenatal care attendance (39, 45, 49, 56, 58) |
Post-natal care attendance (19, 23, 38, 55, 59) |
Vaccination and immunization coverage (40–44, 46, 47, 49, 52, 54, 57) |
| Modes of intervention delivery | ||||
| SMS/voice message reminders (38–40, 42–44, 46–50, 55, 57) |
Voice calls (41, 43, 54, 56) |
Smartphone app (51) | App + SMS/voice reminders (19, 23, 43, 45, 52, 53, 58) |
Data collection modules (19, 43, 57, 58) |