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| Title |
Effectiveness of short message services reminder on childhood immunization programme in Kadoma, Zimbabwe - a randomized controlled trial, 2013
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-015-1470-6 |
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| Authors |
Donewell Bangure, Daniel Chirundu, Notion Gombe, Tawanda Marufu, Gibson Mandozana, Mufuta Tshimanga, Lucia Takundwa |
| Abstract |
Globally, non-attendance for immunization appointments remains a challenge to healthcare providers. A review of the 2011 immunization coverage for Kadoma City, Zimbabwe was 74% for Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), Pneumococcal and Pentavalent antigens. The immunization coverage was less than 90%, which is the target for Kadoma City. Adoption of short message services (SMS) reminders has been shown to enhance attendance in some medical settings. The study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of SMS reminders on immunization programme for Kadoma City. A randomized controlled trial was conducted at Kadoma City clinics in Zimbabwe. Women who delivered and were residents of Kadoma City were recruited into the study. In the intervention group, SMS reminders were sent at 6, 10 and 14 weeks in addition to routine health education. In the non-intervention no SMS reminders were used, however routine health education was offered. Data were collected using interviewer administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Epi Info 7™, where frequencies, means, risk ratios and risk differences were generated. A total of 304 participants were recruited, 152 for the intervention group and 152 for the non-intervention group. The immunization coverage at 6 weeks was 97% in the intervention group and 82% in the non-intervention group (p < 0.001). At 14 weeks immunization coverage was 95% for intervention and 75% for non-intervention group (p < 0.001). Those who did not delay receiving immunization at 14 weeks was 82% for the intervention and 8% for non-intervention group. Median delay for intervention was 0 days (Q1 = 0; Q3 = 0) and 10 days (Q1 = 6; Q3 = 17) for non-intervention group. The risk difference (RD) for those who received SMS reminders than those in the non intervention group was 16.3% (95% CI: 12.5-28.0) at 14 weeks. Immunization coverage in the intervention group was significantly higher than in non-intervention group. Overall increase in immunization coverage can be attributed to use of SMS. ISRCTN70918594 . Registration Date: 28 August 2014. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 246 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 47 | 19% |
| Researcher | 28 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 24 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 8% |
| Other | 34 | 14% |
| Unknown | 66 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 74 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 34 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 39 | 16% |
| Unknown | 76 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 February 2021.
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#3,062,911
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#3,711
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#41,749
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#57
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