Mobile phone technologies improve adherence to antiretroviral treatment in a resource-limited setting : a randomized controlled trial of text message reminders
Cristian Pop-Eleches,Harsha Thirumurthy,Harsha Thirumurthy,James Habyarimana,Joshua Graff Zivin,Markus Goldstein,Damien de Walque,Leslie MacKeen,Jessica E. Haberer,Sylvester Kimaiyo,John E. Sidle,John E. Sidle,Duncan Ngare,David R. Bangsberg,David R. Bangsberg +14 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that SMS reminders may be an important tool to achieve optimal treatment response in resource-limited settings and be used to promote high adherence to antiretroviral therapy.
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Abstract: This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled Mobile phone technologies improve adherence to antiretroviral treatment in a resource-limited setting : a randomized controlled trial of text message reminders, conducted between June 2007 to August 2008 in Kenya. The study observed that there is limited evidence on whether growing mobile phone availability in sub-Saharan Africa can be used to promote high adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study tested the efficacy of short message service (SMS) reminders on adherence to ART among patients attending a rural clinic in Kenya. In intention-to-treat analysis, 53 percent of participants receiving weekly SMS reminders achieved adherence of at least 90 percent during the 48 weeks of the study, compared with 40 percent of participants in the control group, the difference is significant. Funding for the study derived from the World Bank Research Group, Bank-Netherlands Partnership Program, USAID AMPATH Partnership, National Institute of Mental Health.
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