The investigators hypothesize that sending weekly motivational text messages to people infected with HIV will encourage them to take their medication, compared to usual care.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
200
Weekly message with motivational content
Usual care provided at clinic
Yaounde Central Hospital Accredited Treatment Centre
Yaoundé, Centre Region, Cameroon
Adherence
Measured using the Visual Analogue Scale, Self Report and Pharmacy Refill Data
Time frame: Change from baseline at 6 months
Weight
Time frame: Change from baseline at 6 months
Body Mass Index
Time frame: Change from baseline at 6 months
CDC classification
Time frame: Change from baseline at 6 months
WHO Classification
Time frame: Change from baseline at 6 months
Mortality
All cause mortality
Time frame: 6 months
CD4 count
Time frame: Change from baseline at 6 months
Viral load
Time frame: Change from baseline at 6 months
Quality of life
Measured using the SF-12 quality of life form
Time frame: Change from baseline at 6 months
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