ArticleHealth psychology and behavioral medicine2017
Evaluation of the effect of cellular SMS reminders on consistency of antiretroviral therapy pharmacy pickups in HIV-infected adults in Botswana: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Pooled it
- Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions for HIV Prevention and Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.AIDS and behavior · 2022Pooled it
- Electronic Health Interventions to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in People Living With HIV: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
- One-way SMS and healthcare outcomes in Africa: Systematic review of randomised trials with meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- 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
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- Returning of antiretroviral medication dispensed over a period of 8 months suggests non-adherence despite full adherence according to real time medication monitoring.AIDS research and therapy · 2020Article
- Feasibility of SMS to remind pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV to take antiretroviral treatment in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania: a pilot study.The East African health research journal · 2020Article
- Text Messages Sent to Household Tuberculosis Contacts in Kampala, Uganda: Process Evaluation.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveSeveral studies have demonstrated that cellular phone short message service (SMS) improve antiretroviral adherence for people living with HIV in Africa, although less data are available to support using SMS reminders to improve timeliness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) pharmacy pick up. This study tested the efficacy of SMS reminders on timeliness of ART pharmacy pickups at an urban clinic in Gaborone, Botswana.
designA randomized-controlled trial evaluating the effect of SMS reminders on ART collection for patients with HIV on treatment.
methodsOne hundred and eight treatment-experienced adult patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to a control group or an intervention group. Participants in the intervention group received SMS reminders that were sent in advance of monthly ART refills that needed to be collected. The primary outcome was 100% timeliness of pharmacy ART pickups. Secondary outcomes included frequency of physician visits, CD4 cell counts and viral loads.
resultsBaseline characteristics in the intervention (
conclusionsTimeliness of ART pickup was not significantly improved by SMS reminders. Additionally, the intervention had no impact on immunologic or virologic outcomes in treatment-experienced patients.
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