Published on in Vol 12 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/55819, first published .
Evaluating the Adoption of mHealth Technologies by Community Health Workers to Improve the Use of Maternal Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review

Evaluating the Adoption of mHealth Technologies by Community Health Workers to Improve the Use of Maternal Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review

Evaluating the Adoption of mHealth Technologies by Community Health Workers to Improve the Use of Maternal Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review

Chiyembekezo Kachimanga   1 , MBBS, MPhil ;   Haules Robbins Zaniku   2, 3 , BSc ;   Titus Henry Divala   2 , PhD ;   Johannes C.F Ket   4 ;   Joia S Mukherjee   5 , MD ;   Daniel Palazuelos   5 , MD ;   Alexandra V Kulinkina   6, 7 , PhD ;   Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde   8, 9 , PhD ;   Thomas van den Akker   1, 10 , PhD

1 Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2 Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi

3 Ministry of Health, Neno, Malawi

4 Medical Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 Partners In Health, Boston, MA, United States

6 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland

7 University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

8 Women College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care, Toronto, ON, Canada

9 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

10 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

Corresponding Author:

  • Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, MBBS, MPhil
  • Athena Institute
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • De Boelelaan 1105
  • Amsterdam, 1081 HV
  • Netherlands
  • Phone: 31 887247777
  • Email: c.kachimanga@vu.nl