The Effectiveness of Interactive Text Messaging and Structured Psychosocial Support Groups on Developmental Milestones of Children From Adolescent Pregnancies in Kenya: Quasi-Experimental Study

Published on 1.5.2023 in Vol 6 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/37359, first published February 17, 2022.

Valerian Mwenda ^{1, 2, 3} , MD, MSc ; Ireen Makena ⁴ , BSc, MSc ; Vincent Ogweno ⁵ , BSc ; James Obonyo ⁶ , BSc ; Vincent Were ⁷ , BSc, PhD

¹ Department of Non-communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya

² Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya

³ Field Epidemiology Society of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

⁴ Department of Biological Sciences, Chuka University, Chuka, Kenya

⁵ Department of Pediatrics, University of Nairobi, NAIROBI, Kenya

⁶ County Department of Health, Homa Bay County, Homa Bay, Kenya

⁷ Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcome trust, Nairobi, Kenya

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