Effect of an interactive text-messaging service on patient retention during the first year of HIV care in Kenya (WelTel Retain): an open-label, randomised parallel-group study

Effect of an interactive text-messaging service on patient retention during the first year of HIV care in Kenya (WelTel Retain): an open-label, randomised parallel-group study

Background: Retention of patients in HIV care is crucial to ensure timely treatment initiation, viral suppression, and to avert AIDS-related deaths. We did a randomised trial to determine whether a text-messaging intervention improved retention during the first year of HIV care. Methods: This unmask...

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Main Authors: Mia Liisa van der Kop, MSc, Samuel Muhula, MSc, Patrick I Nagide, MSc, Prof Lehana Thabane, PhD, Lawrence Gelmon, MD, Patricia Opondo Awiti, PhD, Bonface Abunah, MSc, Lennie Bazira Kyomuhangi, MD, Matthew A Budd, MSc, Prof Carlo Marra, PhD, Anik Patel, PhD, Sarah Karanja, MPH, David I Ojakaa, PhD, Edward J Mills, PhD, Prof Anna Mia Ekström, PhD, Richard Todd Lester, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266717302396

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