The 4MOTHERS trial of the impact of a mobile money-based intervention on maternal and neonatal health outcomes in Madagascar: study protocol of a cluster-randomized hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial

Mobile money—a service enabling users to receive, store, and send electronic money using mobile phones—has been widely adopted across low- and middle-income economies to pay for a variety of services, including healthcare. However, evidence on its effects on healthcare access and health outcomes are...

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Main Authors: Lacroze, Etienne (Author) , Bärnighausen, Till (Author) , De Neve, Jan-Walter (Author) , Vollmer, Sebastian (Author) , Ratsimbazafy, Rolland Marie (Author) , Emmrich, Peter Martin Ferdinand (Author) , Muller, Nadine (Author) , Rajemison, Elsa (Author) , Rampanjato, Zavaniarivo (Author) , Ratsiambakaina, Diana (Author) , Knauss, Samuel (Author) , Emmrich, Julius (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 21 October 2021
In: Trials
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Pages: 1-14
ISSN:1468-6694
DOI:10.1186/s13063-021-05694-8
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05694-8
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Author Notes:Etienne Lacroze, Till Bärnighausen, Jan Walter De Neve, Sebastian Vollmer, Rolland Marie Ratsimbazafy, Peter Martin Ferdinand Emmrich, Nadine Muller, Elsa Rajemison, Zavaniarivo Rampanjato, Diana Ratsiambakaina, Samuel Knauss and Julius Valentin Emmrich
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Summary:Mobile money—a service enabling users to receive, store, and send electronic money using mobile phones—has been widely adopted across low- and middle-income economies to pay for a variety of services, including healthcare. However, evidence on its effects on healthcare access and health outcomes are scarce and the possible implications of using mobile money for financing and payment of maternal healthcare services—which generally require large one-time out-of-pocket payments—have not yet been systematically assessed in low-resource settings. The aim of this study is to determine the impact on health outcomes, cost-effectiveness, feasibility, acceptability, and usefulness of mobile phone-based savings and payment service, the Mobile Maternal Health Wallet (MMHW), for skilled healthcare during pregnancy and delivery among women in Madagascar.
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ISSN:1468-6694
DOI:10.1186/s13063-021-05694-8