Feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone short message service as a support for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorKim, Jiho
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorNyonyitono, Maureen
dc.contributor.authorLourenco, Lillian
dc.contributor.authorNanfuka, Mastula
dc.contributor.authorOkoboi, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorBirungi, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorLester, Richard T.
dc.contributor.authorKaleebu, Pontiano
dc.contributor.authorMunderi, Paula
dc.contributor.authorMoore, David M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-26T12:28:46Z
dc.date.available2018-07-26T12:28:46Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.descriptionMobile phone technologies have been promoted to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART).We studied the receptiveness of patients in a rural Ugandan setting to the use of short messaging service (SMS) communication for such purposes.en_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Mobile phone technologies have been promoted to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART).We studied the receptiveness of patients in a rural Ugandan setting to the use of short messaging service (SMS) communication for such purposes. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis measuring mobile phone ownership and literacy amongst patients of The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) in Jinja, Uganda. We performed bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses to examine associations between explanatory variables and a composite outcome of being literate and having a mobile phone. Results: From June 2012 to August 2013, we enrolled 895 participants, of whom 684 (76%) were female. The median age was 44 years. A total of 576 (63%) were both literate and mobile phone users. Of these, 91% (527/ 576) responded favourably to the potential use of SMS for health communication, while only 38.9% (124/319) of others were favourable to the idea (pB0.001). A lower proportion of literate mobile phone users reported optimal adherence to ART (86.4% vs. 90.6%; p=0.007). Male participants (AOR=2.81; 95% CI 1.83=4.30), sub-optimal adherence (AOR=1.76; 95%CI 1.12=2.77), thosewithwaged or salaried employment (AOR=2.35; 95% CI 1.23=4.49), crafts/trade work (AOR=2.38; 95% CI 1.11=5.12), or involved in petty trade (AOR=1.85; 95% CI 1.09=3.13) (in comparison to those with no income) were more likely to report mobile phone ownership and literacy. Conclusions: In a rural Ugandan setting, we found that over 60% of patients could potentially benefit from a mobile phone-based ART adherence support. However, support for such an intervention was lower for other patients.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKim, Jiho, Zhang, Wendy, Nyonyitono, Maureen, Lourenco, Lillian, Nanfuka, Mastula, Okoboi, Stephen, Birungi, Josephine, Lester, Richard T., Kaleebu, Pontiano, Munderi, Paula and Moore, David M., 2015. Feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone short message service as a support for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11951/316
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_US
dc.subjectHealth communicationen_US
dc.subjectART remindersen_US
dc.subjectART adherenceen_US
dc.subjectmHealthen_US
dc.titleFeasibility and acceptability of mobile phone short message service as a support for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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