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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Using no-cost mobile phone reminders to improve attendance for HIV test results: a pilot study in rural Swaziland
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| Published in |
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/2049-9957-2-12 |
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| Authors |
Merav Kliner, Abigail Knight, Canaan Mamvura, John Wright, John Walley |
| Abstract |
Mobile technology has great potential to improve adherence and treatment outcomes in healthcare settings. However, text messaging and phone calls are unaffordable in many resource-limited areas. This study investigates the use of a no-cost alternative mobile phone technology using missed calls ('buzzing') to act as a patient reminder. The use of missed calls as a patient reminder was evaluated for feasibility and effectiveness as an appointment reminder in the follow-up of newly-diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients in an HIV testing and counselling department in rural Swaziland. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 6 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 145 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 143 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 40 | 28% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 13% |
| Researcher | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 13% |
| Unknown | 32 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 24% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 25 | 17% |
| Unknown | 39 | 27% |