@article{b7e18d9da73049fbabc6d0da208df221,
title = "Patterns of usage and preferences of users for tuberculosis-related text messages and voice calls in Uganda",
abstract = "B A C K G R O U N D: Little information exists about mobile phone usage or preferences for tuberculosis (TB) related health communications in Uganda. M E T H O D S: We surveyed household contacts of TB patients in urban Kampala, Uganda, and clinic patients in rural central Uganda. Questions addressed mobile phone access, usage, and preferences for TB-related communications. We collected qualitative data about messaging preferences. R E S U L T S: We enrolled 145 contacts and 203 clinic attendees. Most contacts (58%) and clinic attendees (75%) owned a mobile phone, while 42% of contacts and 10% of clinic attendees shared one; 94% of contacts and clinic attendees knew how to receive a short messaging service (SMS) message, but only 59% of contacts aged 745 years (vs. 96% of contacts aged,45 years, P ¼ 0.0001) did so. All contacts and 99% of clinic attendees were willing and capable of receiving personal-health communications by SMS. Among contacts, 55% preferred detailed messages disclosing test results, while 45% preferred simple messages requesting a clinic visit to disclose results. C O N C L U S I O N S: Most urban household TB contacts and rural clinic attendees reported having access to a mobile phone and willingness to receive TB-related personal-health communications by voice call or SMS. However, frequent phone sharing and variable messaging abilities and preferences suggest a need to tailor the design and monitoring of mHealth interventions to target recipients.",
keywords = "Communication technology, Information, Mobile technology, SMS",
author = "Ggita, {J. M.} and C. Ojok and Meyer, {A. J.} and K. Farr and Shete, {P. B.} and E. Ochom and P. Turimumahoro and D. Babirye and D. Mark and D. Dowdy and S. Ackerman and M. Armstrong-Hough and T. Nalugwa and I. Ayakaka and D. Moore and Haberer, {J. E.} and A. Cattamanchi and A. Katamba and Davis, {J. L.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank study participants, community health workers, staff of the participating health centers, District Health Officials, the Kampala Capital City Authority, and the Uganda National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme; the staff of the Uganda TB Implementation Research Consortium, Makerere University, Kampala; and research administrators at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. Funding was provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA (NIH R01AI104824), and the Nina Ireland Program in Lung Health at the University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, to JLD; by the Medical Research Council/Wellcome Trust Global Health Trials Scheme Pilot Award, London, UK to DM; and by the NIH to AC (NIH R01HL130192). Conflicts of interest: none declared. Funding Information: Funding was provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA (NIH R01AI104824), and the Nina Ireland Program in Lung Health at the University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, to JLD; by the Medical Research Council/Wellcome Trust Global Health Trials Scheme Pilot Award, London, UK to DM; and by the NIH to AC (NIH R01HL130192). Conflicts of interest: none declared. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 The Union.",
year = "2018",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.5588/ijtld.17.0521",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "22",
pages = "530--536",
journal = "International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease",
issn = "1027-3719",
publisher = "International Union against Tubercul. and Lung Dis.",
number = "5",
}