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Assessing the effectiveness of a mobile phone short messaging to enhance youth peer navigation system (m-care) for ART adherence and retention promotion among adolescents in Suba Sub – County, Kenya.

Assessing the effectiveness of a mobile phone short messaging to enhance youth peer navigation system (m-care) for ART adherence and retention promotion among adolescents in Suba Sub – County, Kenya.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202209900806595
Enrollment
150
Registered
2022-09-23
Start date
2021-11-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

HIV/AIDS

Interventions

Not applicable

Sponsors

Impact Research and Development Organization
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) Enrolled for ART care at the Suba Sub County hospital for at least six months. b) Owns or has access to a mobile phone c) Should have a routine ART care at the facility for the entire 9-month study period. d) Aged between 15-24 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a) Not enrolled for ART care at the Sub county hospital for at least 6 months b) Does not have or able to access a mobile phone c) Not available for 9-month study period d) Aged below 15 years and above 24 years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Improved viral load of = 500 copies 2. Improved pill uptake

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Uptake of the interventions among those eligible for the study. Assessed by measuring the proportion of eligible adolescents who agree to join and remain in the study. 2. Documented barriers to and facilitators of intervention delivery among participants in the intervention arm. This will be achieved by reviewing the barriers and facilitators listed by the intervention implementers, and proportion of those enrolled in intervention arm.

Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public ContactKawango Agot

Impact Research and Development Organization

kawango@impact-rdo.org+254736505046

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026