Efficacy of text-message reminders on paediatric malaria treatment adherence and their post-treatment return to health facilities in Kenya: A randomized controlled trial ISRCTN39512726 ISRCTN

Malaria Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Talisuna, Ambrose O ^a,b   Oburu, Amos ^a   Githinji, Sophie ^a   Malinga, Josephine ^a   Amboko, Beatrice ^a   Bejon, Philip ^a,b   Jones, Caroline ^a,b   Snow, Robert W ^a,b   Zurovac, Dejan ^a,b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Artemether lumefantrine; Follow up; SMS

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT ATTENDANCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; TEXT MESSAGING; CAREGIVER; DRUG COMBINATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; FLUORENES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 85010952487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1702-6     Document Type: Article

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