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Table 3: Considerations for authors reviewing the evidence on mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to ART |
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Study |
Pop-Eleche et al |
Mbuagbaw et al* |
Lester et al |
Da Costa et al* |
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Location |
Kenya |
Cameroon |
Kenya |
India |
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Timing |
Weekly/Daily |
Weekly |
Weekly |
Weekly |
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Length |
Long/Short |
Long |
Short |
NA |
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Feedback |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Content |
Motivational |
Motivational |
Support/Access |
Picture |
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Sending |
Automated |
Manual |
Manual |
Automated |
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Measurement |
MEMS |
VAS/SR/PRD |
SR/VL |
VL (TTE)/SR |
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Variety |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Duration |
12 months |
6 months |
12 months |
24 months |
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Phone provided |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Sample size |
431 |
198 |
538 |
600 |
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*Based on protocol ; SR : Self Report ; VL : Viral Load ; PRD : Pharmacy Refill Data ; TTE : Time-to-event ; MEMS : Medication Event Monitoring System |
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