Mobile health applications for disease screening and treatment support in low-and middle-income countries: A narrative review

E Osei, TP Mashamba-Thompson - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
The advances in mobile technologies and applications are driving the transformation in
health services delivery globally. Mobile phone penetration is increasing exponentially in …

Developments in privacy and data ownership in mobile health technologies, 2016-2019

HK Galvin, PR DeMuro - Yearbook of medical informatics, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Objectives: To survey international regulatory frameworks that serve to protect privacy of
personal data as a human right as well as to review the literature regarding privacy …

“That courage to encourage”: Participation and Aspirations in Chat-based Peer Support for Youth Living with HIV

N Karusala, DO Seeh, C Mugo, B Guthrie… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
We present a qualitative study of a six-month pilot of WhatsApp-based facilitated peer
support groups, serving youth living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in an informal …

SMS messaging to improve retention and viral suppression in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programs in Kenya: A 3-arm randomized …

J Kinuthia, K Ronen, JA Unger, W Jiang… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV (WLWH) need support for HIV
and maternal child health (MCH) care, which could be provided using short message …

Effectiveness of mobile phone text message reminder interventions to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV: A systematic …

N Mehra, A Tunje, IK Hallström, D Jerene - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy in adolescents living with HIV is a
global challenge. One of the key strategies to improve adherence is believed to be the use …

Two-way short message service (SMS) communication may increase pre-exposure prophylaxis continuation and adherence among pregnant and postpartum women …

J Pintye, Z Rogers, J Kinuthia… - … Health: Science and …, 2020 - ghspjournal.org
Introduction: We evaluated a 2-way short message service (SMS) communication platform to
improve continuation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention among Kenyan …

It reminds me and motivates me”: Human-centered design and implementation of an interactive, SMS-based digital intervention to improve early retention on …

J Huwa, H Tweya, M Mureithi, C Kiruthu-Kamamia… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Early retention of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in antiretroviral therapy (ART)
programs is critical to improve individual clinical outcomes and viral load suppression …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a mobile health application for HIV prevention among at-risk populations in urban settings in East Africa: a participatory design approach

W Mauka, C Mbotwa, K Moen… - JMIR Formative …, 2021 - formative.jmir.org
Background There is limited evidence in Africa on the design and development of mobile
health (mHealth) applications to guide best practices and ensure effectiveness. A pragmatic …

A systematic review of the factors that hinder the scale up of mobile health technologies in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan Africa

TK Manyati, M Mutsau - African Journal of Science, Technology …, 2021 - journals.co.za
Background: There is weak evidence on the sustainability of mobile Health (mHealth)
interventions in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. This study reviews the …

“I wish to continue receiving the reminder short messaging service”: a mixed methods study on the acceptability of digital adherence tools among adults living with HIV …

K Ngowi, F Pima, BT Mmbaga… - Patient preference …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Digital Adherence Tools (DAT) to promote adherence to antiretroviral treatment
(ART) for HIV are being increasingly adopted globally, however their effectiveness and …