Utilization of Mobile Reminders in Improving the Completeness and Timeliness of Routine Childhood Immunization in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria: A Randomized Controlled Trial

IF 2.5 4区医学 Q2 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Journal of Pediatric Health Care Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.pedhc.2024.03.002

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Abstract

Introduction

This study examined the effectiveness of mobile phone reminders in improving the completeness and timeliness of childhood immunization.

Method

We conducted a parallel arm cluster randomized controlled trial in four primary health care facilities in Nigeria. Reminders were sent to eligible participants in the intervention group at specific intervals when their children were scheduled to receive the vaccines administered at the sixth, 10, and 14 weeks after birth. Immunization records of all participants’ children were then tracked to assess their immunization status.

Results

The immunization status of the intervention (n = 275) and control (n = 261) arms was analyzed. Completeness and timeliness of the vaccine series were significantly higher (p < .001) among children of participants in the intervention (n = 169, 61.5% and n = 138, 50.2%) than those in the control group (n = 35, 13.4% and n = 13, 5%) arm.

Discussion

Mobile phone reminders were established to be effective in increasing the completeness and timeliness of childhood immunization.

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在尼日利亚卡诺市利用手机提醒提高儿童常规免疫接种的完整性和及时性：随机对照试验

简介：本研究探讨了手机提醒在提高儿童免疫接种的完整性和及时性方面的效果：本研究探讨了手机提醒在提高儿童免疫接种的完整性和及时性方面的效果：我们在尼日利亚的四家初级卫生保健机构开展了一项平行分组随机对照试验。当干预组中符合条件的参与者的孩子计划在出生后 6 周、10 周和 14 周接种疫苗时，我们会在特定的时间间隔向他们发送提醒信息。然后对所有参与者子女的免疫接种记录进行跟踪，以评估他们的免疫接种情况：对干预组（275 人）和对照组（261 人）的免疫状况进行了分析。干预组（n = 169，61.5%；n = 138，50.2%）参与者子女接种疫苗的完整性和及时性明显高于对照组（n = 35，13.4%；n = 13，5%）：讨论：已证实手机提醒能有效提高儿童免疫接种的完整性和及时性。

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Journal of Pediatric Health Care NURSING-PEDIATRICS

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

10.70%

发文量

140

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Pediatric Health Care, the official journal of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, provides scholarly clinical information and research regarding primary, acute and specialty health care for children of newborn age through young adulthood within a family-centered context. The Journal disseminates multidisciplinary perspectives on evidence-based practice and emerging policy, advocacy and educational issues that are of importance to all healthcare professionals caring for children and their families.