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Table 3 Program effectiveness, technological and behavioral performance

From: Mobile Technology for Community Health in Ghana: what happens when technical functionality threatens the effectiveness of digital health programs?

 

Program effectiveness

(Technological + Behavioral performance)

Technological performance

(Platform effectiveness)

Behavioral performance

(Messaging exposure)

Number of women expected to receive at least one message

Mean of the proportion of messages that each woman listened to overall (including messages not received)

95% CI

Number of women expected to receive at least one message

Mean of the proportion of eligible messages pushed to each woman

95% CI

Number of women who received at least one message

Mean of the proportion of messages that each woman listened to

95% CI

Messages across the continuum of care

 1st trimester

1,618

25.1%

(23.4-26.8%)

1,618

29.0%

(27.5-31.0%)

803

81.0%

(78.5-82.9%)

 2nd trimester

3,016

19.9%

(18.8-21.0%)

3,016

22.5%

(21.3-23.6%)

1,266

85.7%

(84.3-87.2%)

 3rd trimester

7,242

21.4%

(20.6-22.3%)

7,242

24.9%

(24.0-25.8%)

2,588

81.6%

(80.3-82.8%)

 Birth – 6 weeks postpartum

13,763

12.8%

(12.3-13.2%)

13,763

25.7%

(25.1-26.3%)

5,517

43.8%

(42.6-45.0%)

 7 weeks - 6 months postpartum

19,688

11.1%

(10.8-11.4%)

19,688

17.8%

(17.5-18.2%)

8,893

53.4%

(52.5-54.2%)

 6-12 months postpartum

22,237

5.8%

(5.65-6.0%)

22,237

9.0%

(8.7-9.3%)

6,656

54.2%

(53.3-55.2%)

Messages by thematic areas

 Postpartum family planning

21,216

11.4%

(11.1-11.7%)

21,202

15.9%

(15.6-16.2%)

9,082

66.8%

(66.0-67.6%)

 Infant care and developmental milestones

22,237

8.0%

(7.8-8.2%)

22,236

11.5%

(11.3-11.7%)

10,202

64.3%

(63.5-65.0%)

 Malaria

20,661

15.0%

(14.7-15.4%)

20,605

20.8%

(20.4-21.2%)

8,540

70.6%

(69.7-71.4%)

 Pregnancy care, danger signs

3,735

19.1%

(18.3%-20.0)

3,730

22.9%

(22.0-23.8%)

2,163

79.3%

(78.0-80.6%)

 Postpartum care, danger signs

22,214

9.1%

(8.9-9.3%)

22,182

12.1%

(11.9-12.3%)

9,211

72.7%

(71.9-73.4%)

 Infant feeding/Nutrition, anemia

22,236

9.6%

(9.4-9.8%)

22,232

13.4%

(13.2-13.7%)

10,909

68.7%

(68.0-69.4%)

 Immunizations, hygiene and  infection control

22,236

10.2%

(10.0-10.4%)

22,23621

14.2%

(13.9-14.4%)

10,626

68.8%

(68.1-69.5%)