ArticleJournal of global oncology2019
How Providing Cervical Cancer Screening Results via Cell Phone Affects Patient Follow-Up Rates in Western Kenya.
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- Evaluating phone call follow-ups in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Health Strategies for Cervical Cancer Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review of Current Implementations and Gaps in Research.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- The impact of text message reminders on cryotherapy uptake among women testing positive for HPV in western Kenya: a prospective cohort study.BMC women's health · 2024Trial
- Telehealth Pathways for Cervical Cancer Prevention: A Scoping Review of Strategies to Close the Screening Gap.International journal of women's health · 2026Review
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- A prospective model of the potential clinical and economic impact of cervical cancer screening supported by a mobile phone app.PloS one · 2025Article
- Women's cellphone access and ownership in rural Uganda: implications for self-care interventions.BMC global and public health · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage of HPV DNA positive women who have performed self-collection (the ATICA study): A hybrid type I cluster randomised effectiveness-implementation trial.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2022Article
- Iterative Development of a Mobile Phone App to Support Community Health Volunteers During Cervical Cancer Screening in Western Kenya: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Piloting a systems level intervention to improve cervical cancer screening, treatment and follow up in Kenya.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeHuman papillomavirus (HPV) testing is being more widely used in simplified cervical cancer screening protocols in low-resource settings. One challenge to successful implementation is the multiple visits necessary to provide results and follow-up. mHealth strategies may reduce visit burden by providing information through text message.
methodsAs part of a cluster-randomized trial to compare HPV testing in clinics and community health campaigns in western Kenya, we carried out a mixed-methods study to assess women's preferences and experiences with different strategies to receive their results. Women could opt to receive their HPV results via text message, cell phone call, home visit, or return clinic visit. We examined overall receipt of results, follow-up rates, and acceptability by notification method.
resultsAmong the 4,947 women who underwent HPV-based cervical cancer screening, 1,596 (32%) received results via text message, 1,181 (24%) via cell phone call, 1,563 (32%) via clinic visit, and 605 (12%) via home visit. Women opting for texts or calls were younger and had higher rates of prior cervical cancer screening, HIV testing, and modern contraceptive use (
conclusionCell phone-based results notification strategies were preferred by women with greater health-seeking behavior; however, HPV-positive women who received results via home visit were more likely to pursue for treatment.
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