Effect of Text Message, Phone Call, and In-Person Appointment Reminders on Uptake of Repeat HIV Testing among Outpatients Screened for Acute HIV Infection in Kenya: A Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE 2016;11(4):e0153612 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153612
Scientific Publications
- PMID: 27077745
- Title: Effect of Text Message Phone Call and In Person Appointment Reminders on Uptake of Repeat HIV Testing among Outpatients Screened for Acute HIV Infection in Kenya A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Abstract: Following HIV-1 acquisition, many individuals develop an acute retroviral syndrome and a majority seek care. Available antibody testing cannot detect an acute HIV infection, but repeat testing after 2-4 weeks may detect seroconversion. We assessed the effect of appointment reminders on attendance for repeat HIV testing.
- Date: 1970-08-21
- Year: 2016
- Journal: PLoS ONE
- PMID Author: Mugo PM, Wahome EW, Gichuru EN, Mwashigadi GM, Thiong'o AN, Prins HA, Rinke de Wit TF, Graham SM, Sanders EJ
- PMC Link #: PMC4831710
- IAVI Topics: HIV Acute Infection
Effect of Text Message Phone Call and In Person Appointment Reminders on Uptake of Repeat HIV Testing among Outpatients Screened for Acute HIV Infection in Kenya A Randomized Controlled Trial
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