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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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A Text Messaging Intervention to Support Option B+ in Kenya: A Qualitative Study
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Volume 29, No. 2, Year 2018
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Description
Key challenges in providing lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) to pregnant and breastfeeding women (Option B+) in sub-Saharan Africa include achieving long-term adherence and retention in care. One intervention that may help address these challenges is mobile text messaging. We evaluated the acceptability of a text messaging intervention to support women's ART adherence and retention in care in rural western Kenya. Forty in-depth interviews with 20 pregnant/postpartum women infected with HIV, their male partners, and four focus groups with 30 health care providers were conducted during September-November 2014. Data were coded and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings revealed the following themes: (a) overall acceptability of the text messaging intervention; (b) proposed content of text messages; (c) format, timing, and language of text messages; and (d) potential challenges of the text messaging intervention. Findings were used to refine a text messaging intervention being evaluated at Kenyan study sites rolling out Option B+. © 2017 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Authors & Co-Authors
Musoke, Pamela L.
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Gakumo, Carrie Ann
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Abuogi, Lisa L.
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Akama, Eliud
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Bukusi, Elizabeth Anne
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Helová, Anna
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Nalwa, Wafula Z.
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Onono, Maricianah Atieno
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Spangler, Sydney A.
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Wanga, Iris
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Turan, Janet M.
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Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jana.2017.09.009
ISSN:
10553290
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Male
Female