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Effect of a Social Media-based Health Education Program on Postnatal Care (PNC) Knowledge Among Pregnant Women Using Smartphones in Dhulikhel Hospital

NCT05132608 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 229

Last updated 2025-09-05

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Summary

Its an interventional study conducted to assess the effect of social media-based health education program on PNC knowledge among pregnant women attending Dhulikhel hospital, Nepal.

Conditions

  • Unrecognized Condition

Interventions

OTHER

Social media-based Health education program

The social media-based health education program consist of 16 minute PNC video in Nepali language guided by Health Belief Model. The video provided general information on postnatal care including frequency, timing, and place providing postnatal care; danger signs of mother and newborn; different services provided at each PNC visit, and the importance of PNC visit. The researcher sent PNC videos through instant messaging (IM) software applications such as Viber, What's App, and Facebook messenger to the intervention group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-01
Primary Completion
2021-08-15
Completion
2021-08-15

Countries

  • Nepal

Study Locations

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