dc.contributor.author | Ngigi, Charles Kiragu | |
dc.contributor.author | Osero, Justus SO | |
dc.contributor.author | Wanyoro, Anthony K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-31T06:24:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-07-31T06:24:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2020.0051 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.mut.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/6615 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background/Aims Mobile phone use is increasing globally, with Kenya having increased
use in rural and urban areas. Despite the widespread use of mobile phones, their use in
health delivery services, such as to enhance postnatal care attendance, is low. Kenya
is exploring interventions such as the use of mobile health to improve uptake. This
study aimed to determine mobile phone use among postnatal mothers in Kakamega
County, Kenya.
Methods This was a descriptive cross-sectional study using quantitative data. It was
carried out among 240 postnatal mothers in Kakamega County. Systematic sampling
was used to recruit the participants from three hospitals and data were collected using
questionnaires. Data were analysed using the Chi squared test to determine associations
between sociodemographic characteristics and perceptions of mobile phone use to
improve postnatal care attendance.
Results The majority of participants (87.0%) owned a mobile phone. Over half (53.0%)
used their mobile phone many times a day, with 61.0% sending SMS many times a day
and 65.0% making voice calls many times a day. Almost all participants (93.0%) said they
would recommend the use of an SMS or voice call service for postnatal care attendance
to their friends. Frequency of mobile phone use (P=0.000), SMS use (P=0.042) and voice
call use (P=0.007) were all significantly associated with perception of mobile phone use to
improve postnatal care attendance, as was antenatal care visits (P=0.005).
Conclusions The majority of participants owned mobile phones and felt positive about
mobile phone use to improve postnatal care. The county government of Kakamega
should integrate mobile phone technology with the delivery of postnatal services to
improve attendance. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | African Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health | en_US |
dc.subject | Maternal health; Mobile phone technology; Postnatal care; Postnatal mothers | en_US |
dc.title | Mobile phone use among mothers seeking postnatal services in Kakamega County, Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |