Mobile phone technologies improve adherence to antiretroviral treatment in a resource-limited setting: a randomized controlled trial of text message reminders
Office of International Affairs · Columbia University · +14 more institutions
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Abstract
Objective
There is limited evidence on whether growing mobile phone availability in sub-Saharan Africa can be used to promote high adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study tested the efficacy of short message service (SMS) reminders on adherence to ART among patients attending a rural clinic in Kenya.
Design
A randomized controlled trial of four SMS reminder interventions with 48 weeks of follow-up.
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- FWCI
- 174.00
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- 100%
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Authors
12- CPCristian Pop-ElechesCorresponding
Office of International Affairs, Columbia University
- HTHarsha ThirumurthyCorresponding
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, World Bank
- JHJames HabyarimanaCorresponding
Georgetown University, Public Policy Institute of California
- JGJoshua Graff Zivin
University of California, San Diego
- MGMarkus Goldstein
World Bank Group
Topics & keywords
Topics
Keywords
- Medicine
- Short Message Service
- Randomized controlled trial
- Psychological intervention
- Text message
- Intervention (counseling)
- Phone call
- Physical therapy
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