Women's Access to Mobile Phones and Willingness to Utilize mHealth Interventions for Oral Health Promotion in Egypt

NCT04256109 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 827
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 541
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In 2019, it was reported that there were 27.9 million smart phone users and 93.7 million phone subscribers in Egypt. This means that mHealth (which is the use of mobile phones in delivering health-care and public health services) could be a major asset to delivering oral health education to the secluded rural areas or the more under privileged remote areas in the future. However, in order to employ mHealth effectively, it's essential to estimate the percentage of users who, not only have access to mobile technology, but are also willing to utilize mHealth interventions. It is also of great importance to understand the patients' preferences regarding its use. This is in order to tailor an intervention that satisfies their needs for oral health related services. Therefore the aim of this study is to determine the access of Egyptian women to mobile phones, as well as their willingness to utilize mHealth interventions for oral health promotion.

Conditions

eHealth; mHealth; Oral Health

Keywords

eHealth; mHealth; Health promotion; Rural area

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Percentage of women in Egypt who have access to mobile phones.

  Arabic language interviewer-administered questionnaire

  January 2020-June 2020

• Percentage of women in Egypt who are willing to utilize mHealth interventions for oral health promotion.

  Arabic language interviewer-administered questionnaire

  January 2020-June 2020

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Mobile phones' usage patterns by women in Egypt.

  January 2020-July 2020

• Percentage of different methods preferred by women in Egypt for receiving mHealth services

  January 2020-July 2020

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Recruited from the outpatient clinics of Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University and five primary healthcare centers located in Cairo and Giza governorates which are affiliated by Egyptian Ministry of Health.

You may qualify if:

• Egyptian women.
• Older than 18 years of age.
• Currently residing in Egypt.
• Mentally and medically fit to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Women who do not consent to participate in the study.
• Women seeking emergency dental treatment.
• Women who do not own or share a mobile phone. Their number will be reported by using a flow chart

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ain Shams University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt

RECRUITING

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Study Officials

• Mariam Sharaf, Masters

  Ain Shams University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Amira Badran, Doctorate

  Ain Shams University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Reham Abou ElFadl, Doctorate

  Ain Shams University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Mariam Sharaf, Masters

CONTACT

+2 01068022877; mariamayman@dent.asu.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Teaching assistant of public health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 3, 2020
• First Posted: February 5, 2020
• Study Start: January 11, 2020
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2021
• Study Completion: October 1, 2021
• Last Updated: March 26, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-03

Locations

EG (1)