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 (Author), Samuel Muhula, MSc (Author), Patrick I Nagide, MSc (Author), Prof Lehana Thabane, PhD (Author), Lawrence Gelmon, MD (Author), Patricia Opondo Awiti, PhD (Author), Bonface Abunah, MSc (Author), Lennie Bazira Kyomuhangi, MD (Author), Matthew A Budd, MSc (Author), Prof Carlo Marra, PhD (Author), Anik Patel, PhD (Author), Sarah Karanja, MPH (Author), David I Ojakaa, PhD (Author), Edward J Mills, PhD (Author), Prof Anna Mia Ekström, PhD (Author), Richard Todd Lester, MD (Author) |
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2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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