Trial reportAIDS care2024
Acceptability, feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the mHealth intervention, InTSHA, on retention in care and viral suppression among adolescents with HIV in South Africa: a pilot randomized clinical trial.
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- Interactive Transition Support for Adolescents Living with HIV Comparing Virtual and In-person delivery (InTSHA VIP): a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial in South Africa.BMC health services research · 2026Trial
- Brief communication: qualitative evaluation of call-for-life mHealth tool among youth living with HIV in Uganda.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Trial
- Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Digital Intervention to Improve Disclosure to Family Caregivers, Stigma Coping, and Social Support Among Pregnant Adolescents Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Development and pilot testing of an empowerment-based intervention for adolescents and young adults living with HIV transitioning to adult HIV care in Uganda.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Using Group Chats to Drive Behavior Change in Digital Health Interventions: Scoping Review and Realist Synthesis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Co-designing eCap-CoDe: A mobile health application for primary health care-based dementia care in rural Uganda.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Health services' responses to transitioning adolescents to adult HIV care in South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
- "I-We-I": Visualizing Adolescents' Perceptions and Apprehension to Transition to Adult HIV Care at a Supportive Transition Facility in the Cape Town Metropole, South Africa.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Telemedicine Adoption and Prospects in Sub-Sahara Africa: A Systematic Review with a Focus on South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Implementation Strategies for Digital HIV Prevention and Care Interventions for Youth: A Scoping Review.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Article
- Transition to Adult Care for Young People Living with HIV.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Review
- Mapping the Transition of Adolescents to Adult HIV Care: A Mixed-Methods Perspective from the Cape Town Metropole, South Africa.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Digital Health Interventions for Adolescents with Long-Term Health Conditions in South Africa: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- HIV interventions across the care continuum for adolescents in high-burden countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- Illustrations of Coping and Mental Well-Being of Adolescents Living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa During COVID: A Photovoice Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Stakeholder Perspectives on the Role of Peer Mentors in the Implementation of Long-Acting Antiretroviral Therapy for Use by Adolescents and Young People in Western Kenya: Findings from a Formative Study, KuwaFree! LiveFree!Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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- Patterns of Transition of Adolescents in an HIV Care Programme in Peri-Urban Cape Town, South Africa: A Photovoice Study.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
We describe the results of a pilot randomized clinical trial of a mobile phone-based intervention, InTSHA: Interactive Transition Support for Adolescents with HIV, compared to standard care. Encrypted, closed group chats delivered via WhatsApp provided peer support and improved communication between adolescents with HIV, their caregivers, and healthcare providers. We randomized 80 South African adolescents ages 15 to 19 years with perinatally-acquired HIV to receive either the intervention (n=40) or standard of care (n=40). We measured acceptability (Acceptability of Intervention Measure [AIM]) and feasibility (Feasibility of Intervention Measure [FIM]) as primary outcomes. We evaluated impact on retention in care and viral suppression six months after randomization as secondary endpoints. We performed bivariable and multivariable analyses using logistic regression models to assess the effect of the InTSHA intervention compared to standard of care. Among the adolescents randomized to the InTSHA intervention, the median AIM was 4.1/5.0 (82%) and median FIM was 3.9/5.0 (78%). We found no difference in retention in care or in viral suppression comparing intervention and control groups. Among adolescents who attended three or more sessions, retention in care was 100% at 6 months. InTSHA is an acceptable and feasible mHealth intervention warranting further study in a larger population.
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