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Table 2 Intervention components and beneficiaries for the Tika Vaani intervention

From: Implementation fidelity and acceptability of an intervention to improve vaccination uptake and child health in rural India: a mixed methods evaluation of a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial

Key components

Activities per village

Purpose

General public

Primary caregivers and families of children

0 to 12 months of age

Frontline workers*

Community mobilization (face-to-face strategy)

-Large introductory meeting (n = 1)

To inform the community about the intervention and invite participation

x

x

x

-Small group meetings (n = 3)

To educate and reinforce basic health knowledge

x

x

x

Messages via mobile phone (mHealth strategy)

‟Pushed” edutainment and summary capsules via mobile phone (n = 13)

To educate and reinforce basic health knowledge.

x

x

x

Vaccination “reminders” via mobile phone

To inform when the child's vaccination is due

 

x

 

‟On-demand” (callback) access via mobile phone to content through the IVR portal

To provide convenient access

x

x

x

  1. *Considered for the present study, accredited social health activist [ASHA], Anganwadi workers [AWWs], and AWW helpers (Sahaika). All interventions were offered free-of-cost to end users