Trial reportJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2014
Effect of text messaging to deter early resumption of sexual activity after male circumcision for HIV prevention: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01186575 (Text Messaging to Improve Adherence to Post-Operative Clinic Appointments and Reduce Early Resumption of Sexual Intercourse After Adult Male Circumcision), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Text Messaging to Improve Adherence to Post-Operative Clinic Appointments and Reduce Early Resumption of Sexual Intercourse After Adult Male Circumcision: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions for HIV Prevention and Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.AIDS and behavior · 2022Pooled it
- Targeted client communication via mobile devices for improving sexual and reproductive health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Do digital innovations for HIV and sexually transmitted infections work? Results from a systematic review (1996-2017).BMJ open · 2017Pooled it
- A systematic review of randomised control trials of sexual health interventions delivered by mobile technologies.BMC public health · 2016Pooled it
- Factors associated with parental non-adoption of infant male circumcision for HIV prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.AIDS and behavior · 2014Pooled it
- Intervention development of a brief messaging intervention for a randomised controlled trial to improve diabetes treatment adherence in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- A randomized clinical trial of mobile phone motivational interviewing for alcohol use problems in Kenya.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Trial
- The Impact of SMS-Based Interventions on VMMC Uptake in Lusaka Province, Zambia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2016Trial
- Implementation and Operational Research: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial of AccuCirc Device Versus Mogen Clamp for Early Infant Male Circumcision in Zimbabwe.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2015Trial
- A Framework for Thinking About the Potential Public Health Impact of Epidemiologic Research.Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026Article
- Telemedicine in Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.World journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Mobile health interventions for HIV/STI prevention among youth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review of studies reporting implementation outcomes.Implementation science communications · 2021Review
- Utility of Short Message Service (SMS) for Remote Data Collection for HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2020Review
- The Utility of SMS to Report Male Partner HIV Self-testing Outcomes Among Women Seeking Reproductive Health Services in Kenya: Cohort Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
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- Cost-effectiveness analysis of two-way texting for post-operative follow-up in Zimbabwe's voluntary medical male circumcision program.PloS one · 2020Article
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- How Providing Cervical Cancer Screening Results via Cell Phone Affects Patient Follow-Up Rates in Western Kenya.Journal of global oncology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundResumption of sex before complete wound healing after male circumcision may increase risk of postoperative surgical complications, and HIV acquisition and transmission. We aimed to determine the effect of text messaging to deter resumption of sex before 42 days postcircumcision.
methodsWe conducted a randomized trial where men older than18 years who owned mobile phones and had just undergone circumcision were randomized to receive a series of text messages (n = 600) or usual care (n = 600). The primary outcome was self-reported resumption of sex before 42 days.
resultsSex before 42 days was reported by 139 of 491 (28.3%) men in the intervention group and 124 of 493 (25.2%) men in the control group [relative risk = 1.13, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.91 to 1.38, P = 0.3]. Men were more likely to resume early if they were married or had a live-in sexual partner [adjusted relative risk (aRR) 1.57, 95% CI: 1.18 to 2.08, P < 0.01]; in the month before circumcision had 1 (aRR: 1.50, 95% CI: 1.07 to 2.12, P = 0.02) or more than 1 (aRR: 1.81, 95% CI: 1.24 to 2.66, P < 0.01) sexual partner(s); had primary school or lower education (aRR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.33 to 1.97, P< 0.001); were employed (aRR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.72, P = 0.02); or were 21-30 years old (aRR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.01 to 2.47, P = 0.05), 31-40 years old (aRR: 1.91, 95% CI: 1.18 to 3.09, P < 0.01), or older than 40 years (aRR: 1.76, 95% CI: 1.04 to 2.97, P = 0.03) compared with younger than 21 years.
conclusionsText messaging as used in this trial did not reduce early resumption of sex after circumcision. We identified key risk factors for early resumption that need to be considered in circumcision programs.
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