Appointment reminders to increase uptake of HIV retesting by at-risk individuals: a randomized controlled study in Thailand.
Nicolas SalvadoriPierrick AdamJean-Yves MaryLuc DeckerLucie SabinSylvie ChevretSurachet ArunothongWoottichai KhamduangPrapan LuangsookVisitsak Suksa-ArdphasuJullapong AchalapongChristine RouziouxWasna SirirungsiNicole Ngo-Giang-HuongGonzague JourdainPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)
Scheduling an appointment and sending a reminder one week before was a simple, easy-to-implement and affordable intervention that significantly increased HIV retesting uptake in these at-risk individuals. The personal phone call to clients probably contributed, and also improved service efficiency.