Impact of digital antenatal care intervention on paper-based antenatal care recordkeeping: a before-and-after study in primary healthcare facilities in Nepal
We found slight improvements in the completeness and agreement of paper-based ANC records following EDSS implementation. The lower percentage of completeness in the EDSS suggests that any large-scale implementation should consider how to integrate digital and paper-based records to decrease the data entry burden on ANC providers. However, the study's small sample size limited the ability to examine variation in effects.
Authors
- Emma Radovich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8975-8015)
- Loveday Penn‐Kekana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9758-4529)
- Rajani Shakya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0894-0589)
- Abha Shrestha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7992-7137)
- Clara Calvert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3272-1040)
- Ona McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9902-6248)
- Oona M. R. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9311-0115)
- Seema Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5170-1622)
- Sulata Karki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2141-1517)
- Biraj Karmacharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7312-5758)
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- Dhulikhel Hospital (NP)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Kathmandu University (NP)
- Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (NP)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086255
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.45
Funders
- Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
- Public Health Foundation of India
- Medical Research Council