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Thursday, May 19 • 12:15 - 13:00
Effects of a Mobile Phone Short Message Service on Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): A Randomized Trial LIMITED

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Mobile phone communication may improve delivery of health services. However, data on the effects of mobile health technology on patient outcomes in resource-limited settings are limited. We aimed to assess whether mobile phone communication between health-care workers and patients starting antiretroviral therapy in Kenya improved drug adherence and suppression of plasma HIV-1 RNA load.
Methods: WelTel Kenya1 was a multisite randomized clinical trial of HIV-infected adults initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in three clinics in Kenya. Patients were randomized (1:1) to a mobile phone short message service (SMS) intervention or standard care. Patients in the intervention group received weekly SMS messages from a clinic nurse and were required to respond within 48h. Primary outcomes were self-reported ART adherence (> 95% of prescribed doses in the past 30 days at both 6 and 12 month follow-up visits) and plasma HIV-1 viral RNA load suppression 
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Bonface Beti

Senior Advocacy and Policy Advisor, Weltel International mHealth Society
Bonface joined the Weltel team in June 2009 when it started as a CDC-PEPFAR HIV Trial research at the University of Manitoba working as a senior advocacy manager. Prior to this, Bonface had worked with the World Social Forum Secretariat as an international Media Coordinator and at... Read More →

Thursday May 19, 2016 12:15 - 13:00 EAT
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