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Efficacy of text-message reminders on paediatric malaria treatment adherence and their post-treatment return to health facilities in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial
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BACKGROUND: Short Message Service (SMS) reminders have been suggested as a potential intervention for improving adherence to medications and health facility attendance. METHODS: An open-label, randomized, controlled trial to test the efficacy of automated SMS reminders in improving adherence to artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and post-treatment attendance in comparison with standard care was conducted at four health facilities in western Kenya. Children below five years of age with uncomplicated...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1186/s12936-017-1702-6
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Talisuna, A
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MR/K007351/1
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- Publisher:
- BioMed Central
- Journal:
- Malaria Journal More from this journal
- Volume:
- 16
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 46
- Publication date:
- 2017-01-25
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-01-19
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1475-2875
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English
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pubs:673439
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2017-02-25
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- Copyright date:
- 2017
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