Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
University of Ottawa
$1,250.00
Development of BornFyne mobile phone application- an e-voucher and mobile app intervention to increase access and utilization of reproductive maternal health services amongst poor rural women in Cameroon-A cluster randomized control trial
FY 2018-19
Summary
One in every 100 women of reproductive age continues to die from pregnancy-related causes in Cameroon. Most mhealth applications currently revolutionizing maternal health in developing countries have reported challenges in utilization amongst nonliterate groups. High out-of-pocket cost, in some areas, absence of emergency services, no motorable roads compel women to trek reasonable distances before reaching a health center.Bornfyne app is currently addressing these challenges by using graphics to communicate health needs and e-voucher though a cluster randomized control trial
Preliminary mid term preliminary results indicates women are reporting early antenatal visits, women stay in contact with their providers irrespective of their distance, providers are reporting improved quality of care which boost their perfomance indicators within the newly implemented health reform- performance based financing program
Department
Program
Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Cameroon
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
399900
Name
Nguilefem Miriam N
Country
Cameroon; Canada
Region
Ontario
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Health Services and Policy Research
Theme2
Health systems / services
Prcname2
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Projecttitle
Development of BornFyne mobile phone application- an e-voucher and mobile app intervention to increase access and utilization of reproductive maternal health services amongst poor rural women in Cameroon-A cluster randomized control trial
Programtype2
Undefined
Orgnameinp2
University of Ottawa
Cihramount2
$1,250
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Travel Awards - Institute Community Support
Keyworddelim
Ics Travel Awards
Abstract
One in every 100 women of reproductive age continues to die from pregnancy-related causes in Cameroon. Most mhealth applications currently revolutionizing maternal health in developing countries have reported challenges in utilization amongst nonliterate groups. High out-of-pocket cost, in some areas, absence of emergency services, no motorable roads compel women to trek reasonable distances before reaching a health center.Bornfyne app is currently addressing these challenges by using graphics to communicate health needs and e-voucher though a cluster randomized control trial
Preliminary mid term preliminary results indicates women are reporting early antenatal visits, women stay in contact with their providers irrespective of their distance, providers are reporting improved quality of care which boost their perfomance indicators within the newly implemented health reform- performance based financing program
Competitiondate
201901
Approvedterm2
1 yr 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Nguilefem, Miriam N
Approvedterm
1 an 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
Inst of Hlth Serv & Policy Res~ $1,250~ $0~
