{
  "abstract": "Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a significant public health concern in high-burden malaria countries and a key predictor of high-risk pregnancies in Cameroon. One of the challenges of the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) in Cameroon is to generate reliable, timely, accurate and actionable data to inform decision-making, effective monitoring and planning. Discussions with the NMCP at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) identified poor data quality, lack of clear guidelines, manual data processing at the district level and delays in feedback on data as key bottlenecks in effective implementation of malaria control in Cameroon. This paper documents the data gaps for MiP identified by the digital health platform, BornFyne, project team in collaboration with the MoPH. We outlined lessons learnt in identifying and defining MiP-related indicators through stakeholder engagement across various levels, and identifying priority MiP elements for health facility registers for integration into the BornFyne digital platform. These lessons and insights will provide valuable guidance for other countries looking to incorporate malaria-related content into their antenatal care packages and/or to integrate similar content into their digital health platforms, and suggestions for strengthening the WHO digital adaptation kit MiP content.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Health Promotion, Health Promotion Alliance of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon"
      ],
      "name": "Armel Mekountchou Tasségning"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany",
        "Centre for Prevention and Digital Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany"
      ],
      "name": "Veronica Shiroya"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Health Promotion Alliance of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon"
      ],
      "name": "Valery Ngo"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The International Center for Research, Teaching and Care (CIRES), Akonolinga, Cameroon"
      ],
      "name": "Franck Wanda"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Health Promotion Alliance of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon"
      ],
      "name": "Victor Ndiforchu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Ministry of Public Health Cameroon, Bangem, Cameroon"
      ],
      "name": "Nkengfac Fobellah"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Ministry of Public Health, La Habana, Cuba"
      ],
      "name": "Marcelin Ateba"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "National Malaria Control Program, Ministry of Public Health Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon"
      ],
      "name": "Dominique Bomba"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Family Health (DSF), Ministry of Public Health Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon"
      ],
      "name": "Alice Tabebot"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Family Health (DSF), Ministry of Public Health Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon"
      ],
      "name": "Zacchaeus Ebongo"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, District of Columbia, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Donaldson F Conserve"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "REACH Global Health Consulting Ltd, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Mwenya Kasonde"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, including the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland"
      ],
      "name": "Tigest Tamrat"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, including the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland"
      ],
      "name": "María Barreix"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, including the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland"
      ],
      "name": "Rosemary K Muliokela"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Health Promotion, Ministry of Public Health Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon"
      ],
      "name": "Nasser Bangai Tizi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Sanni Yaya"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Health Promotion Alliance of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon",
        "Bruyere Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Miriam Nkangu"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Enhancing malaria-in-pregnancy monitoring: stakeholder experiences and data integration into the BornFyne-PNMS digital platform in Cameroon",
  "uid": "d0b7642a-c2f3-5faa-9b93-8f527ec8c15a"
}