Trial reportPloS one2015
Short message service (SMS)-based intervention to improve treatment adherence among HIV-positive youth in Uganda: focus group findings.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Behavioral Theories and Motivational Features Underlying eHealth Interventions for Adolescent Antiretroviral Adherence: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Challenges and support for quality of life of youths living with HIV/AIDS in schools and larger community in East Africa: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- The impact of short message service reminders or peer home visits on adherence to antiretroviral therapy and viral load suppression among HIV-Infected adolescents in Cameroon: a randomized controlled trial.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Trial
- Randomized Pilot Trial of the Text-Based Adherence Game for Ghanaian Youth with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2025Trial
- Implementation of an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage among HPV positive women with HPV-self-collection (ATICA study): post-implementation evaluation from the women's perspective.BMC women's health · 2023Trial
- Acceptability of a Mobile Phone Support Tool (Call for Life Uganda) for Promoting Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Young Adults in a Randomized Controlled Trial: Exploratory Qualitative Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Text Messaging Intervention for Young Smokers Experiencing Homelessness: Lessons Learned From a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- "How am I going to live?": exploring barriers to ART adherence among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Uganda.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Patterns of usage and preferences of users for tuberculosis-related text messages and voice calls in Uganda.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2018Trial
- Text Messaging for Improving Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence: No Effects After 1 Year in a Randomized Controlled Trial Among Adolescents and Young Adults.American journal of public health · 2017Trial
- The Effect of a Group-Based Mindfulness and Acceptance Training on Psychological Flexibility and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among Adolescents in Uganda: An Open-Label Randomized Trial.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareTrial
- HIV care interruptions, mental health, and the potential for mHealth interventions among adolescents and young adults with HIV in Uganda.AIDS research and therapy · 2026Article
- Process evaluation for the delivery of a water, sanitation, and hygiene mobile health program: randomized controlled trial of the WASHmobile PICHA7 program.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Short Message Service Reminders on Timely Pick-up of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Consenting Persons with HIV in Zambézia Province, Mozambique.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2026Article
- Scaling-up an mHealth system to deliver financial incentives to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Healthcare Appointments as Commitment Devices.Economic journal (London, England) · 2025Article
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- Acceptability of short message service reminders as the support tool for PrEP adherence among young women in Mukono district, Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
This paper presents one of the first qualitative studies to discuss programmatic barriers to SMS-based interventions for HIV-positive youth and discusses pathways through which youth perceive them to work. We conducted six focus groups with 20 male and 19 female HIV-positive youths in two clinics in Kampala, Uganda. We find that youth commonly use SMS as over 90% of this study's youths knew how to read, write and send messages and almost three-fourths of them had phones. Youth strongly felt that the success of this intervention hinged on ensuring confidentiality about their HIV-positive status. Key programmatic challenges discussed where restrictions on phone use and phone sharing that could exclude some youth. Participants felt that the intervention would improve their adherence by providing them with needed reminders and social support. Youths' suggestions about intervention logistics related to content, frequency, timing and two-way messages will be helpful to practitioners in the field.
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