Mobile health for early retention in HIV care: A qualitative study in Kenya (WelTel Retain)

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 331-338

  Smillie, Kirsten ^a   Van Borek, Natasha ^b   Van Der Kop, Mia L ^c,d   Lukhwaro, Abigael ^e   Li, Neville ^a   Karanja, Sarah ^e   Patel, Anik R ^c   Ojakaa, David ^f   Lester, Richard T ^c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

engagement in care; HIV; mobile health; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEXT MESSAGING; THEORY OF REASONED ACTION;

EID: 84964238288     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: 17279445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2014.961939     Document Type: Article

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