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Mobile Phone-based Intervention to promote un-interrupted HIV treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

INTRODUCTION: Keeping HIV-infected adults away from the health care system during the COVID-19 travel restrictions, presents a challenge to HIV treatment adherence. METHODS: This study focused on the initial two phases where Phase 1 designed a Makerere College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) Unstructure...

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Autores principales: Nakanjako, Damalie, Mayanja, Eisah Kakyama, Rwashana, Agnes Semwanga, Semitala, Fred, Katureebe, Cordelia, Ssali, Mina, Muddu, Martin, Ssinabulya, Isaac
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Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9590328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36321123
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i2.14S
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author Nakanjako, Damalie
Mayanja, Eisah Kakyama
Rwashana, Agnes Semwanga
Semitala, Fred
Katureebe, Cordelia
Ssali, Mina
Muddu, Martin
Ssinabulya, Isaac
author_facet Nakanjako, Damalie
Mayanja, Eisah Kakyama
Rwashana, Agnes Semwanga
Semitala, Fred
Katureebe, Cordelia
Ssali, Mina
Muddu, Martin
Ssinabulya, Isaac
author_sort Nakanjako, Damalie
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description INTRODUCTION: Keeping HIV-infected adults away from the health care system during the COVID-19 travel restrictions, presents a challenge to HIV treatment adherence. METHODS: This study focused on the initial two phases where Phase 1 designed a Makerere College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)-based application; and Phase 2 piloted patient enrolment onto the application and determined the feasibility of remote follow-up of patients receiving long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART). RESULTS: A off/online user application, MakCHS Health app, was developed. Overall, 112 patients [(66(59%) female] receiving ART at Mulago ISS clinic, Kampala, were enrolled onto the MakCHS Health app. Up to 89 (80%) utilized the app to access medical help. Patients' medical queries included needs for drug refills, missed taking HIV medication, medical illnesses, access to COVID-19 vaccination and other personal needs that required clinicians' attention. CONCLUSION: Piloting a MakCHS Health application for patient follow-up was feasible and well-received by HIV treatment providers and patients receiving ART. We recommend scale up of the application to enroll all patients receiving long-term treatment for HIV/AIDS, and subsequently expand to. other HIV treatment programs in similar settings.
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spelling pubmed-95903282022-10-31 Mobile Phone-based Intervention to promote un-interrupted HIV treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic Nakanjako, Damalie Mayanja, Eisah Kakyama Rwashana, Agnes Semwanga Semitala, Fred Katureebe, Cordelia Ssali, Mina Muddu, Martin Ssinabulya, Isaac Afr Health Sci Articles INTRODUCTION: Keeping HIV-infected adults away from the health care system during the COVID-19 travel restrictions, presents a challenge to HIV treatment adherence. METHODS: This study focused on the initial two phases where Phase 1 designed a Makerere College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)-based application; and Phase 2 piloted patient enrolment onto the application and determined the feasibility of remote follow-up of patients receiving long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART). RESULTS: A off/online user application, MakCHS Health app, was developed. Overall, 112 patients [(66(59%) female] receiving ART at Mulago ISS clinic, Kampala, were enrolled onto the MakCHS Health app. Up to 89 (80%) utilized the app to access medical help. Patients' medical queries included needs for drug refills, missed taking HIV medication, medical illnesses, access to COVID-19 vaccination and other personal needs that required clinicians' attention. CONCLUSION: Piloting a MakCHS Health application for patient follow-up was feasible and well-received by HIV treatment providers and patients receiving ART. We recommend scale up of the application to enroll all patients receiving long-term treatment for HIV/AIDS, and subsequently expand to. other HIV treatment programs in similar settings. Makerere Medical School 2022-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9590328/ /pubmed/36321123 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i2.14S Text en © 2022 Nakanjako D et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee African Health Sciences. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Rwashana, Agnes Semwanga
Semitala, Fred
Katureebe, Cordelia
Ssali, Mina
Muddu, Martin
Ssinabulya, Isaac
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9590328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36321123
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i2.14S
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