An mHealth pilot designed to increase the reach of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) across the treatment cascade in a resource-constrained setting in Tanzania.
Deborah S K ThomasSheana BullElias C NyanzaKaren HampandaMichael LiedtkeSospatro E NgallabaPublished in: PloS one (2019)
The T-HIT pilot demonstrated the feasibility for implementing an mHealth integrated solution in a rural, low-resource setting that links tablet-based surveillance, health worker capacity-building and patient reminders into a single robust and responsive system. Although the implementation phase was only three months, the pilot generated evidence that T-HIT has potential for improving patient outcomes by providing more comprehensive, linked, and timely PMTCT care data at the individual and clinic levels.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- public health
- primary care
- study protocol
- mental health
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy
- south africa
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv positive
- palliative care
- case report
- hiv aids
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical trial
- human health
- risk assessment
- electronic health record
- pain management
- health information
- drug delivery
- climate change
- machine learning
- health promotion