The Momba Mobile Application-based Community

To determine the potential feasibility of providing smartphones to participants and delivering and intervention through the smartphone, phone retention was measured. Phone retention was defined as the ability of participants to retain the phone over the study period. Outcome measure used was how many participants did not need a replacement phone during the study period.

To Test the proper operating and functioning of the MOMBA application, the number of participants that received training was assessed. Intervention subjects were trained (together) on the operating and functions (including how to use the privacy settings) of the Momba application and the phone. The control subjects were trained (together) on how to complete the control questionnaires and how to use the phone.

To determine the acceptability and performance of structured questionnaires, the measurement is categorized into whether participants did or did not complete the 12 month follow-up interview.

Improve maternal emotional health, was measured by the PHQ-9. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a 9 item questionnaire that is used to assess depression severity. The scores range from 0-27. A score of 10 or higher can be indicative of a moderate - severe level of depression severity.

To assess the improvement maternal emotional health, the Kendler Social Support Interview was used. The Kendler Social Support Interview has scores that range from 0-5, with 5 indicating a larger social network or confidant network size. Presented below are the confident network score at 12 month follow-up.