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A tailored mHealth intervention for improving antenatal care seeking and health behavioral determinants during pregnancy among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: development and protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper describes the Teen MomConnect intervention to improve antenatal appointment attendance and pregnancy health behaviors among adolescent girls and young women. The results on the intervention's preliminary efficacy and user acceptability will inform policy makers and health program officers on how tailored, age-appropriate, and motivational health behavior messages can be delivered via mobile phone to pregnant adolescent girls and young women.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32362917

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162108298

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