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Targeting strategies of mHealth interventions for maternal
                health in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review
                protocol

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INTRODUCTION: Recently, there has been a steady increase in
                mobile health (mHealth) interventions aimed at improving
                maternal health of women in low-income and middle-income
                countries. While there is evidence indicating that these
                interventions contribute to improvements in maternal health
                outcomes, other studies indicate inconclusive results. This
                uncertainty has raised additional questions, one of which
                pertains to the role of targeting strategies in implementing
                mHealth interventions and the focus on pregnant women and health
                workers as target groups. This review aims to assess who is
                targeted in different mHealth interventions and the importance
                of targeting strategies in maternal mHealth interventions.
                METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will search for peer-reviewed,
                English-language literature published between 1999 and July 2017
                in PubMed, Web of Knowledge (Science Direct, EMBASE) and
                Cochrane Central Registers of Controlled Trials. The study scope
                is defined by the Population, Intervention, Comparison and
                Outcomes framework: P, community members with maternal or
                reproductive needs; I, electronic health or mHealth programmes
                geared at improving maternal or reproductive health; C, other
                non-electronic health or mHealth-based interventions; O,
                maternal health measures including family planning, antenatal
                care attendance, health facility delivery and postnatal care
                attendance. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study is a review of
                already published or publicly available data and needs no
                ethical approval. Review results will be published in a
                peer-reviewed journal and presented at international
                conferences. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42017072280.

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Reproducció del document publicat a:
                http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019345

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Targeting strategies of mHealth interventions for maternal
                health in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review
                protocol