Impact of a clinical program using weekly Short Message Service (SMS) on antiretroviral therapy adherence support in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Georgette, Nathan ^a   Siedner, Mark J ^a,b,c   Petty, Carter R ^d   Zanoni, Brian C ^a,b   Carpenter, Stephen ^e   Haberer, Jessica E ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e KZN Department of Health Don McKenzie Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antiretroviral therapy; Differentiated care; HIV; Implementation research; Program evaluation; SMS program; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEXT MESSAGING;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 85013354780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12911-017-0413-9     Document Type: Article

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