Combining the theory of change and realist evaluation approaches to elicit an initial program theory of the MomConnect program in South Africa
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Date
2020
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Springer Nature
Abstract
One of the Sustainable Development Goals is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less
than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. In South Africa, the flagship National Department of Health MomConnect
program was launched in 2014 to strengthen the quality of maternal and child health (MCH) services and improve
mortality outcomes. MomConnect was rapidly rolled out with a limited understanding of how and why the
program was expected to work even though studies had shown the effectiveness of the MomConnect program in
improving the uptake of MCH services. This study aimed to unearth the initial program theory of the MomConnect
program based on explicit and implicit assumptions of how the program was organized and expected to work.
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Keywords
Mhealth, Momconnect, Theory of change, Realist evaluation, Maternal and child health
Citation
Mukumbang, F. C. et al. (2020). Combining the theory of change and realist evaluation approaches to elicit an initial program theory of the MomConnect program in South Africa. BMC Medical Research Methodology ,20(1),282