Improving Linkage to HIV Care Through Mobile Phone Apps: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Main Authors: Venter, Willem (Author), Coleman, Jesse (Author), Chan, Vincent Lau (Author), Shubber, Zara (Author), Phatsoane, Mothepane (Author), Gorgens, Marelize (Author), Stewart-Isherwood, Lynsey (Author), Carmona, Sergio (Author), Fraser-Hurt, Nicole (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIn HIV treatment program, gaps in the "cascade of care" where patients are lost between diagnosis, laboratory evaluation, treatment initiation, and retention in HIV care, is a well-described challenge. Growing access to internet-enabled mobile phones has led to an interest in usi...