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

Objective: Several 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....

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Main Authors: Michael J. A. Reid, Andrew P. Steenhoff, James Thompson, Lesego Gabaitiri, Mark S. Cary, Katherine Steele, Susan Mayisela, Diana Dickinson, Peter Ehrenkranz, Harvey M. Friedman, Darren R. Linkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
Subjects:
HIV
SMS
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2016.1271333