An augmented SMS intervention to improve access to antenatal CD4 testing and ART initiation in HIV-infected pregnant women: a cluster randomized trial.

An augmented SMS intervention to improve access to antenatal CD4 testing and ART initiation in HIV-infected pregnant women: a cluster randomized trial.

Less than one-third of HIV-infected pregnant women eligible for combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) globally initiate treatment prior to delivery, with lack of access to timely CD4 results being a principal barrier. We evaluated the effectiveness of an SMS-based intervention to improve access t...

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Main Authors: Scott Dryden-Peterson, Kara Bennett, Michael D Hughes, Adrian Veres, Oaitse John, Rosina Pradhananga, Matthew Boyer, Carolyn Brown, Bright Sakyi, Erik van Widenfelt, Koona Keapoletswe, Madisa Mine, Sikhulile Moyo, Aida Asmelash, Mark Siedner, Mompati Mmalane, Roger L Shapiro, Shahin Lockman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4334487?pdf=render

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