Mobile phone technologies improve adherence to antiretroviral treatment in a resource-limited setting: a randomized controlled trial of text message reminders

Pop-Eleches, Cristian; Thirumurthy, H.; Habyarimana, James; Zivin, J.; Goldstein, Markus; de Walque, D.; MacKeen, Leslie; Haberer, J.; Kimaiyo, S.; Sidle, J.; Ngare, D.; Bangsberg, D.

doi:10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834380c1

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Mobile phone technologies improve adherence to antiretroviral treatment in a resource-limited setting: a randomized controlled trial of text message reminders

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Authors:

Cristian Pop-Eleches

H. Thirumurthy

James Habyarimana

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 c...

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Medicine

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