Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Mobile Phone Delivered Reminders and Travel Subsidies to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage Rates and Timeliness in Western Kenya

Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Mobile Phone Delivered Reminders and Travel Subsidies to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage Rates and Timeliness in Western Kenya

The project goal is to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test whether mobile phone short message system (SMS) reminders, either with or without mobile-phone based travel subsidies will improve timeliness, coverage, and drop-out rates of routine EPI vaccines in rural western Kenya.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Mother of infant aged 0-4 weeks during the study period
2. Current resident of one of the study villages
3. Willing to sign informed consent for the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Plans to move out of the study area in the next 6 months
2. Resides in a village with active immunization intervention/program
3. Has already received immunizations other than birth dose of BCG or polio