Effect of Short, Animated Video Storytelling on Maternal Knowledge and Satisfaction in the Perinatal Period in South Africa: Randomized Controlled Trial

Maya Adam   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , MD ;   Zwannda Kwinda   ^{4 *} , MA ;   Mithilesh Dronavalli   ^{5, 6} , MD ;   Elizabeth Leonard   ⁴ , PhD ;   Vān Kính Nguyễn   ² , PhD ;   Vusani Tshivhase   ⁴ , BSc, MA ;   Till Bärnighausen   ^{2, 7, 8 *} , MSc, MD, SCD ;   Yogan Pillay   ^{4, 9, 10 *} , MPH, PhD

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States

² Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

³ Center for Digital Health, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States

⁴ Clinton Health Access Initiative South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

⁵ Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia

⁶ Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

⁷ Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, MA, United States

⁸ Africa Health Research Institute, Somkhele, South Africa

⁹ Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

¹⁰ Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Pretoria, South Africa

*these authors contributed equally