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Trial reportThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2014

Cluster randomized trial of text message reminders to retail staff in tanzanian drug shops dispensing artemether-lumefantrine: effect on dispenser knowledge and patient adherence.

Katia Bruxvoort, Charles Festo, Admirabilis Kalolella, Matthew Cairns, Peter Lyaruu, Mitya Kenani, S Patrick Kachur, Catherine Goodman, David Schellenberg

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Katia Bruxvoort
Charles Festo
Admirabilis Kalolella
Matthew Cairns
Peter Lyaruu
Mitya Kenani
S Patrick Kachur
Catherine Goodman
David Schellenberg

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/J012394/1Medical Research Council MR/K012126/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artemisinin combination therapies are available in private outlets, but patient adherence might be compromised by poor advice from dispensers. In this cluster randomized trial in drug shops in Tanzania, 42 of 82 selected shops were randomized to receive text message reminders about what advice to provide when dispensing artemether-lumefantrine (AL). Eligible patients purchasing AL at shops in both arms were followed up at home and questioned about each dose taken. Dispensers were interviewed regarding knowledge of AL dispensing practices and receipt of the malaria-related text messages. We interviewed 904 patients and 110 dispensers from 77 shops. Although there was some improvement in dispenser knowledge, there was no difference between arms in adherence measured as completion of all doses (intervention 68.3%, control 69.8%, p [adjusted] = 0.6), or as completion of each dose at the correct time (intervention 33.1%, control 32.6%, p [adjusted] = 0.9). Further studies on the potential of text messages to improve adherence are needed.

Indexed as

AntimalarialsArtemetherArtemisininsChildChild, PreschoolCommerceDrug Therapy, CombinationEthanolaminesFemaleFluorenesFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantLumefantrineMalariaMaleAntimalarialsArtemetherArtemisininsEthanolaminesFluorenesLumefantrine

Identifiers

PMID25002300
PMCPMC4183415
OpenAlexW2166204244

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