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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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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Author
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Funding agency for:
Snow, R
Grant:
079080
103602
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Funding agency for:
Talisuna, A
Grant:
MR/K007351/1
MR/K007351/1
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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ISSN:
1475-2875
Language:
English
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pubs:673439
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uuid:28444ea2-e976-477d-8361-81300dbc9c4a
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673439
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2017-02-25

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