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Text messages to increase attendance to follow-up cervical cancer screening appointments among HPV-positive Tanzanian women (Connected2Care): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
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Text Messages to Increase Attendance to Follow-up Cervical Cancer Screening Appointments Among HPV Positive Tanzanian Women (Connected2Care)
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Targeted client communication via mobile devices for improving sexual and reproductive health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- One-way SMS and healthcare outcomes in Africa: Systematic review of randomised trials with meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Acceptability of text messages and knowledge change for cervical cancer screening: a Tanzanian mixed methods study.BMJ open · 2022Trial
- Effectiveness of One-Way Text Messaging on Attendance to Follow-Up Cervical Cancer Screening Among Human Papillomavirus-Positive Tanzanian Women (Connected2Care): Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Digital oncology frameworks in Africa: a scoping review of architectural patterns, digital maturity, and data equity implications.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of an intelligent digital platform for population management in cervical cancer screening.Cancer biology & medicine · 2025Observational
- Development of a cervical cancer prevention text-messaging program for women living with HIV.Health education research · 2023Article
- Searching for the methylation sites involved in human papillomavirus type 16 and 18‑positive women with cervical cancer.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2022Article
- Promoting follow-up attendance among mental health patients at a primary healthcare center in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trial.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Feasibility of upfront mobile money transfers for transportation reimbursement to promote retention among patients receiving lymphoma treatment in Malawi.International health · 2021Article
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- Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention in Tanzania (CONCEPT) study: Cohort profile.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Introduction of HPV testing for cervical cancer screening in Central America: The Scale-Up project.Preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Surgical symptomatic knowledge among medical staff and community health workers in rural Cambodia: a descriptive study for workforce improvement.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2020Article
- "The best thing is that you are doing it for yourself" - perspectives on acceptability and feasibility of HPV self-sampling among cervical cancer screening clients in Tanzania: a qualitative pilot study.BMC women's health · 2020Article
- Competing needs: a qualitative study of cervical cancer screening attendance among HPV-positive women in Tanzania.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Outpatient Cancer Care Delivery in the Context of E-Oncology: A French Perspective on "Cancer outside the Hospital Walls".Cancers · 2019Article
- Prevention of cervical and breast cancer mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a window of opportunity.International journal of women's health · 2019Article
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundCervical cancer is a major health concern in Tanzania, caused by poor attendance for cervical cancer screening and follow-up of women at risk. Mobile telephone health interventions are proven effective tools to improve health behaviour in African countries. So far, no knowledge exists on how such interventions may perform in relation to cervical cancer screening in low-income settings. This study aims to assess the degree to which a Short Message Service (SMS) intervention can increase attendance at appointments among women who have tested positive for high-risk (HR) Human Papillomavirus (HPV) during cervical cancer screening. METHODS/
designConnected2Care is a non-blinded, multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Tanzanian women testing positive to HR HPV at inclusion are randomly assigned in an allocation ratio of 1:1 to the SMS intervention or the control group (standard care). In a period of 10 months, the intervention group will receive 15 one-directional health educative text messages and SMS reminders for their appointment. The total sample size will be 700 with 350 women in each study arm. Primary outcome is attendance rate for follow-up. Secondary objectives are cost-effectiveness, measured through incremental ratios, and knowledge of cervical cancer by a 16-item true/false scale questionnaire at baseline and follow-up. Barriers against implementing the intervention will be assessed in a mixed-methods sub-population study. DISCUSSION: This study may provide information on the potential effects, costs, and barriers in implementing an SMS intervention targeting a group of women who are followed up after testing positive for HR HPV and are, therefore, at increased risk of developing cervical cancer. This can guide decision-makers on the effective use of mobile technology in a low-income setting. Trial status: recruiting.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT02509702 . Registered on 15 June 2015.
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