Opening communication channels with people living with HIV using mobile phone text messaging: Insights from the CAMPS trial

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mbuagbaw, Lawrence ^a,b   Thabane, Lehana ^b,c   Ongolo Zogo, Pierre ^a  

^a YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antiretroviral therapy; Cameroon; CAMPS trial; Communication; HIV; SMS; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; CAMEROON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CAMEROON; CELL PHONES; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84875690090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-131     Document Type: Article

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