Angele Musabyimana

TL;DR: The prevalence of cervical cancer screening is very low in rural Uganda and interventions to increase uptake should be implemented so as to improve access to the service in rural areas.

TL;DR: Although general knowledge about cervical cancer prevention was relatively high among women, and attitudes mostly encouraging, specific knowledge about screening was low and there is need for more education campaigns to bridge identified knowledge gaps, and scale up of cervical cancer screening services to all women to increase service uptake.

TL;DR: It is found that the implementation of the RapidSMS system combined with additional support including training, supervision and equipment provision increased the use of maternal and child health services, which suggests that mHealth programmes alone may be insufficient to improve theUse of health services.

TL;DR: Perceptions of healthcare officials and beneficiaries regarding RapidSMS Rwanda suggest that an mHealth program can be well accepted by both policymakers, health providers, and the community and significant technical challenges have likely reduced its impact.

TL;DR: If the model requires the addition of human resources at the health center, intensive reminder communications, and large-scale community outreach to benefit the largest number of pregnant and postnatal mothers, those additional resources required must be factored into any future decision to scale a group care model.