Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of SupportMoms-Uganda, an mHealth-Based Patient-Centered Social Support Intervention to Improve the Use of Maternity Services Among Pregnant Women in Rural Southwestern Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of SupportMoms-Uganda, an mHealth-Based Patient-Centered Social Support Intervention to Improve the Use of Maternity Services Among Pregnant Women in Rural Southwestern Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial
Esther C Atukunda
1
, MPH, PhD ;
Mark J Siedner
2
, MPH, MD ;
Celestino Obua
1
, MD, PhD ;
Angella Musiimenta
1
, MSc, PhD ;
Norma C Ware
3
, PhD ;
Samuel Mugisha
1, 4
, MSc ;
Josephine N Najjuma
1
, MSc ;
Godfrey R Mugyenyi
1
, MD ;
Lynn T Matthews
5
, MPH, MD
1
Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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Department of Medicine and Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
4
Innovation Streams Limited (iStreams) Uganda, Mbarara, Uganda
5
Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
Corresponding Author:
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Esther C Atukunda, MPH, PhD
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Mbarara University of Science and Technology
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P.O Box 1410
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Kabale Road
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Mbarara, 256
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Uganda
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Phone:
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Email: eatukunda@must.ac.ug