Effect of a Social Media-based Health Education Program on Postnatal Care (PNC) Knowledge Among Pregnant Women Using Smartphones in Dhulikhel Hospital

Unrecognized Condition Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of a Social Media-based Health Education Program on Postnatal Care (PNC) Knowledge Among Pregnant Women Using Smartphones in Dhulikhel Hospital: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05132608
• Other study ID #: 106/20
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: November 2021
• Source: Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Its an interventional study conducted to assess the effect of social media-based health education program on PNC knowledge among pregnant women attending Dhulikhel hospital, Nepal.

Description:

The study is a two-arm open-label randomized controlled trial conducted among literate pregnant visiting Dhulikhel hospital for ANC check-up. A computer-based program allocated 229 pregnant women owning smartphone with internet connectivity in a 1:1 ratio to either intervention (n=109) or usual care (n=120). The investigators assessed PNC knowledge in the participants by interviewing in-person or via phone; questionnaire was adopted from the previous study conducted to determine the knowledge of postnatal care among postpartum mothers in Asmara; that contained 20 knowledge questions with a maximum possible score of 61. The questionnaire was translated and pretested in Nepali, with the Cronbach alpa of 0.83. The intervention group received a 16 minutes video developed by using Health belief model via social media and the participants were reminded to view the video every week via telephone for a month. Control group received usual care. The primary outcome of the study was PNC knowledge score. The investigators utilized intent-to-treat analysis and measured the effect of the intervention on PNC knowledge score using linear regression analysis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 229
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: August 15, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• literate pregnant women

• owned a smartphone

• used social media (either What's App, Viber, or Facebook)

• had internet connectivity (WIFI or mobile data)

Exclusion Criteria:

• learning difficulties(dementia) or vision impairment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Unrecognized Condition

Intervention

Other:
• Social media-based Health education program
The social media-based health education program consist of 16 minute PNC video in Nepali language guided by Health Belief Model. The video provided general information on postnatal care including frequency, timing, and place providing postnatal care; danger signs of mother and newborn; different services provided at each PNC visit, and the importance of PNC visit. The researcher sent PNC videos through instant messaging (IM) software applications such as Viber, What's App, and Facebook messenger to the intervention group.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Nepal	Kalpana Chaudhary	Dhulikhel	Bagmati

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Nepal, 

References & Publications (1)

Shaye R, Schwaninger B, Hoffman D. Activator construction simplified. J Clin Orthod. 1979 Nov;13(11):773-8. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	PNC knowledge assessment	The investigators adopted knowledge assessment questionnaire from the hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted to determine the knowledge of postnatal care among postpartum mothers during discharge in maternity hospitals in Asmara	3 months