SMSaúde: Evaluating mobile phone text reminders to improve retention in HIV care for patients on antiretroviral therapy in Mozambique

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2016, Pages e23-e30

  Joseph Davey, Dvora ^a,b   Nhavoto, José António ^c,d   Augusto, Orvalho ^c   Ponce, Walter ^a   Traca, Daila ^a   Nguimfack, Alexandre ^a   De Sousa, Cesar Palha ^c  

^a Ark ^*  (Mozambique)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ART; Mozambique; Retention in care; SMS reminders; Text messages

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MOZAMBIQUE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; RURAL POPULATION; TEXT MESSAGING; URBAN POPULATION; HIV INFECTIONS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84988336269     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001115     Document Type: Article

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