Indra Prasad Sharma|Monica Chaudhry|Dhanapati Sharma|Raju Kaiti
Mobile health intervention for promotion of eye health literacy
Amity University|Amity University|Royal University of Bhutan|Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology
improving eye health awareness underserved population universal eye health priority ubiquity cell phones internet usage provides new innovative opportunities health promotion study evaluated effect mobile health intervention text message link promote eye health literacy ehl priority ocular morbiditiesthis study intervention evaluation employed twoarmed pretest posttest approach baseline assessment ehl performed 424 university students participants categorised intervention control groups using 11 allocation ratio intervention control group received text message alone text message link respectively ehl assessed via selfadministered questionnaire primary outcome measures changes ehl scores baseline one month postintervention descriptive analysis performed assess costeffectiveness interventionwith low attrition response rate 956 409 responses eligible analysis mean age participants 494 males 506 females 199168 years baseline ehl scores low correlation demographic profile p005 ci 95 demographic characteristics similar two groups p 005 ci 95 baseline ehl scores improved groups preand posttest assessment however improvements statistically significant control group onemonth postintervention ehl scores also higher intervention group compared control p0001 ci 95 total cost incurred intervention used 115 usdtext message link demonstrated effectiveness improving ehl scores low baseline ehl scores substantially improved intervention text message link intervention costeffective method could considered advocating eye health developing countries particularly global emergencies