Elizabeth Higgs|Allison Goldberg|Alain Labrique|Stephanie Cook|Carina Schmid|Charlotte F. Cole|Rafael Obregón
Understanding the Role of mHealth and Other Media Interventions for Behavior Change to Enhance Child Survival and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Evidence Review
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases|Columbia University|Johns Hopkins University|Michigan Department of Health and Human Services|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|United Nations Children's Fund
given high morbidity mortality among children low middleincome countries result preventable causes us government united nations childrens fund convened evidence summit enhancing child survival development lower middleincome countries achieving populationlevel behavior change june 34 2013 washington dc article summarizes evidence technological advances associated populationlevel behavior changes necessary advance child survival healthy development children 5 years age low middleincome countries rigorous evidence selection process authors assessed science technology innovation papers used mhealth socialtransmedia multiplatform media health literacy devices behavior changes supporting child survival development insufficient number studies health literacy devices supported causal attribution interventions outcomes review focused mhealth socialtransmedia multiplatform media overall review found mhealth interventions sufficient evidence make topicspecific recommendations broader implementation scaling next research steps eg adherence hivaids antiretroviral therapy uptake demand maternal health service compliance malaria treatment guidelines media evidence demonstrates effectiveness changing cognitive abilities knowledge attitudes evidence minimal behavioral endpoints linked child survival population level behavior change necessary end preventable child deaths donors low middleincome countries encouraged implement recommendations informing practice policy research decisions fully maximize impact potential mhealth multimedia child survival development