Effect of an interactive text-messaging service on patient retention during the first year of HIV care in Kenya (WelTel Retain): an open-label, randomised parallel-group study.
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| Abstract | :
Retention of patients in HIV care is crucial to ensure timely treatment initiation, viral suppression, and to avert AIDS-related deaths. We did a randomised trial to determine whether a text-messaging intervention improved retention during the first year of HIV care. |
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2018
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| Journal | :
The Lancet. Public health
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| Date Published | :
2018
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| URL | :
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2468-2667(17)30239-6
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| DOI | :
10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30239-6
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| Short Title | :
Lancet Public Health
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