Leveraging mobile phone-based technologies to provide on-demand adolescent sexual reproductive health information in a resource-limited setting: Kibra, Nairobi County

Macharia, Paul

Leveraging mobile phone-based technologies to provide on-demand adolescent sexual reproductive health information in a resource-limited setting: Kibra, Nairobi County

Abstract

Adolescents transitioning from childhood to adulthood need to be equipped with reproductive health (SRH) knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that empower them. The prevalence of pregnancy and STIs among adolescents in low and middle income countries leads us to believe adolescents don’t have access to enough SRH information. The lack of SRH information may be due to cultural and societal attitudes towards adolescent sexual reproductive health. Innovative and adolescent-friendly approaches are required. We investigated current information sources, their limitations and explored the role technology, mainly mobile phones, could play among adolescents to meet their information needs. Applying a human-centered design methodology, we developed a mobile app, then evaluated it using a randomized controlled trial. The main contribution is to show that SRH information should be provided in a secure, confidential and anonymous manner. Adolescents require accurate and up-to-date SRH information. Mobile phones could offer an accessible, user-friendly and reliable delivery platform.

Citation

Macharia, P. (2022). Leveraging mobile phone-based technologies to provide on-demand adolescent sexual reproductive health information in a resource-limited setting: Kibra, Nairobi County. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). https://hdl.handle.net/10609/148033

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