Erratum to: Developing a mHealth intervention to promote uptake of HIV testing among African communities in the UK: a qualitative study

Evans, Catrin; Turner, Katie; Suggs, L. Suzanne; Occa, Aurora; Juma, Amdani; Blake, Holly

doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3580-1

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“…Previous research in Jujuy also showed that CHWs are the key link between underscreened women and the health care system [6,59,63]. Similarly, one study on testing HIV among African immigrants in the United Kingdom observed that a trustworthy sender would be important to engage the recipient and avoid the SMS being deleted without a recipient reading it [60].…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Results from the FG discussions showed that this close link between women and the CHWs permeated the women's choices regarding the greeting line, the overall tone of the SMS, and the selected sender. The need for messages to come from a trusted source has also been shown by studies analyzing mHealth interventions related to other health conditions in different contents [60,61].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Developing SMS Content to Promote Papanicolaou Triage Among Women Who Performed HPV Self-collection Test: Qualitative Study

Antelo¹,

Kohler²,

Curotto³

et al. 2020

JMIR Form Res

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Background SMS interventions are effective in promoting a variety of health behaviors; however, there is limited information regarding the use of SMS for cervical cancer screening and follow-up care. The Application of Communication and Information Technologies to Self-Collection study aims to evaluate a multicomponent mobile health intervention to increase triage adherence among women with human papillomavirus (HPV)–positive self-collected tests in Jujuy, Argentina. Here, we describe the formative results used to design the content of the SMS to be tested in the trial. Objective This study aimed to understand the cultural and contextual elements, women’s beliefs, and perceptions regarding the use of SMS by the health care system and women’s preferences about the message content. Methods We conducted five focus groups (FGs), stratified by rural or urban residence and age. All participants were aged 30 years or older and had performed HPV self-collection. Participatory techniques, including brainstorming, card-based classification, and discussions were used to debate the advantages and disadvantages of messages. We openly coded the discussions for agreements and preferences regarding the SMS content. Messages for both HPV-negative and HPV-positive women were validated through interviews with health authorities and 14 HPV-tested women. The final versions of the messages were pilot-tested. Results A total of 48 women participated in the FGs. Participants rejected receiving both negative and positive HPV results by SMS because, for them, the delivery of results should be done in a face-to-face interaction with health professionals. They stressed the importance of the SMS content informing them that results were available for pick up and reflecting the kind of relationship that they have with the community health workers and the nearest health center. Women considered that a personalized SMS was important, as was the use of a formal yet warm tone. Owing to confidentiality issues, not using the word “HPV” was also a key component of the desired SMS content; therefore, the final message included the term “self-collection” without the mention of HPV infection. Results from the validation stage and pilot test showed high acceptability of the final version of the message. Conclusions The results suggest that SMS is accepted when notifying women about the availability of the HPV test result, but it should not replace the delivery of results in face-to-face, doctor-patient encounters. In addition, messages must be tailored and must have a persuasive tone to motivate women to adhere to the triage.

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Section: Principal Findingsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Principal Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing SMS Content to Promote Papanicolaou Triage Among Women Who Performed HPV Self-collection Test: Qualitative Study

Antelo¹,

Kohler²,

Curotto³

et al. 2020

JMIR Form Res

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“…Thus, innovations like promoting a complete service referral network (SRN) through mobile health (mHealth) are critical for any HIV programming among this vulnerable group. mHealth is the use of mobile and wireless technologies to support health interventions, and literature has shown that mHealth interventions have demonstrable efficiency in supporting completion of patient referral ensuring treatment adherence especially among the youths ( 2 ). Community-based strategies like mHealth can help accelerate progress toward HIV epidemic control ( 3 , 4 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Use of mHealth Solutions for Improving Access to Adolescents' Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Resource-Limited Settings: Lessons From Zimbabwe

Dhakwa

Mudzengerere²,

Mpofu³

et al. 2021

Front. Reprod. Health

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Background: Gaps still exist in reducing new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 10–24 years. High Internet coverage and mobile phone penetration rates present opportunities for the use of mobile health (mHealth) to support access to health services. We present results of an FHI 360 and Zimbabwe Health Interventions-implemented mHealth intervention for reproductive health (RH) and HIV testing service (HTS) referral among AGYW aged 10–19 years between October 2019 and September 2020.Methods: Adolescent girls and young women referred for RH and HTS under the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) program had automatic reminders sent to their phones to facilitate access to services through short message service (SMS) and also using a paper-based system. These data were captured in a web-based District Health Information System (DHIS) database, which captured the referral completion status of the AGYW. Data for AGYW referred for RH and HTS for the period October 2018 to September 2019 for the paper-based system and October 2018 to September 2020 for the mHealth were extracted from District Health Information System version 2 (DHIS2) database and analyzed using SPSS to generate descriptive statistics. The Chi-square test was used to assess differences in referral completion rates by age-group; marital status, district, and type of service, as well as differences between mHealth and paper-based referral completion rates within each of the groups for the variables above.Results: A total of 8,800 AGYW referred for RH and HTS, where 4,355 and 4,445 were referred through the mHealth and paper-based systems, respectively. About 95.2% (4,148/4,355) and 87.8% (3,903/4,445) referred through mHealth and the paper-based system, respectively completed referrals. The median time for referral completion was 1 day (Range = 0–9 days) for mHealth and 11 days (Range = 0–28 days) for the paper-based system. AGYW referred through mHealth were 17.995 timesmore likely to complete the referral system than those referred through the paper-based system (OR =17.995; p <0.001).Conclusion: Compared to the paper-based referral system the mHealth solution resulted in a higher, service referral completion rates and shorter turnaround time. We recommend expansion of the mHealth solution to all DREAMS supported districts to increase uptake of RH and HTS among AGYW aged 10–19 years.

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“…With the current proliferation of technology, researchers see the use of mobile health (mHealth) as a vital tool in reaching adolescents and facilitating behavior change among this population. mHealth can be described as a subcategory of electronic health (eHealth), specifically delivered on mobile and wireless technologies to support interventions ( 1 ). The use of mHealth has shown to be promising in addressing several barriers that impact the sexual and reproductive health of young people.…”

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Editorial: mHealth Interventions for Improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Johnson¹,

Enaholo²,

Stranix‐Chibanda³

et al. 2022

Front. Reprod. Health

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Erratum to: Developing a mHealth intervention to promote uptake of HIV testing among African communities in the UK: a qualitative study

Cited by 6 publications

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Developing SMS Content to Promote Papanicolaou Triage Among Women Who Performed HPV Self-collection Test: Qualitative Study

Developing SMS Content to Promote Papanicolaou Triage Among Women Who Performed HPV Self-collection Test: Qualitative Study

Use of mHealth Solutions for Improving Access to Adolescents' Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Resource-Limited Settings: Lessons From Zimbabwe

Editorial: mHealth Interventions for Improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

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