Acceptability and feasibility of mHealth and community-based directly observed antiretroviral therapy to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South African pregnant women under Option B+: An exploratory study

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 10, Issue , 2016, Pages 683-690

  Nachega, Jean B ^a,b   Skinner, Donald ^c   Jennings, Larissa ^d   Magidson, Jessica F ^e   Altice, Frederick L ^f   Burke, Jessica G ^a   Lester, Richard T ^g   Uthman, Olalekan A ^c,h   Knowlton, Amy R ^d   Cotton, Mark F ^c   Anderson, Jean R ⁱ   Theron, Gerhard B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Pregnancy; Short messaging system; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REMINDER SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICAN; TELEHEALTH; TEXT MESSAGING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84968877298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S100002     Document Type: Article

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