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Evaluating the Impact of Mobiles for Reproductive Health (m4RH)

This presentation describes an evaluation that SHOPS is conducting of a mobile health platform piloted by FHI/360 under the USAID-funded PROGRESS project. Mobiles for Reproductive Health (m4RH) offers a variety of mobile services related to reproductive health, including information related to specific types of contraceptive methods, testimonies from other users of certain methods, and timed reminders to specific users about the need to attend a family planning appointment. Through a randomized controlled design, SHOPS will attempt to measure the impact of accessing m4RH service on knowledge about contraceptive methods and on use of contraceptive methods. This presentation was given to the mHealth Working Group in Washington, D.C.