HIV/AIDS
Conditions
Interventions
SMSs
Standard Care
Sponsors
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who are 18 years of age or older. Patients who are initiating ART. Patients who own or have access to a mobile phone with functional text message features. Patients who can receive text messages. Patients who can read text messages. Patients who agree to continue their ART at the site at which they were initiated for 12 months. In other words, the patient will not be down referred to a local community clinic during the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who reside in an area where there is no mobile network reception. Patients who plan to relocate away from the area or transfer to another antiretroviral treatment facility during the next 12 months. Patients who are enrolled in other concurrent research studies designed to investigate the effect of mobile-phone based text message reminders to improve retention in treatment. Patients who belong to a household within which another individual has already enrolled for the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Retention;Treatment Interruptions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical outcome: HIV-1 RNA viral load and CD4 T-lymphocyte count;patient medication self-efficacy;commitment to treatment;perceived social support;disclosure of HIV status;interpersonal relationships;experienced stigma and depression;optimistic self-beliefs about health benefits of ART;awareness of possible adverse effects and toxicity;knowledge of difficulties experienced during ART initiation;lifestyle changes for improved health outcomes | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public ContactSarah Brown
Project Manager and Co-Principal Investigator
Outcome results
None listed