What did the researchers do and find?
MEASLES, MALNUTRITION
During 2019, we conducted a 9-month, cluster-randomised controlled trial, in camps for displaced people near to Mogadishu in Somalia.Using a 2 × 2 factorial design, we studied the use of a cash conditionality and mHealth audio messages to improve health-seeking behaviour and reduce risk factors for malnutrition.The conditionality involved a one time point health screening, and 2 audio messages were broadcast to participant’s phones, each week for 8 months.Cash conditionality significantly improved the coverage of measles and pentavalent vaccination, although timely vaccination for all antigens did not improve.The mHealth intervention did not improve any of the primary trial outcomes, although it was associated with a higher household diet diversity.