Looking under the hood of a hybrid two-way texting intervention to improve early retention on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: an implementation fidelity evaluation

Abstract Background While key to interpreting findings and assessing generalizability, implementation fidelity is underreported in mobile health (mHealth) literature. We evaluated implementation fidelity of an opt-in, hybrid, two-way texting (2wT) intervention previously demonstrated to improve 12-m...

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Published in:	Implementation Science
Main Authors:	Robin E. Klabbers, Caryl Feldacker, Jacqueline Huwa, Christine Kiruthu-Kamamia, Agness Thawani, Hannock Tweya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Mobile health Digital health innovation Interactive messaging Short message service Implementation science, early retention in antiretroviral therapy Routine settings, Malawi
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-025-01418-7

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