Search Results - "Mtenga, Alan"

Effect of a customized digital adherence tool on retention in care and adherence to antiretroviral treatment in breastfeeding women, children and adolescents living with HIV in Tanzania: a mixed-methods study followed by clinical trials by Sumari-de Boer, I Marion, Ngowi, Kennedy M, Swai, Iraseni U, Masika, Lyidia V, Maro, Rehema A, Mtenga, Alan E, Mtesha, Benson A, Nieuwkerk, Pythia T, Reis, Ria, de Wit, Tobias F Rinke, Aarnoutse, Rob E

“…Adherence to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV infection is challenging because of many factors. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended using…”
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Implementation bottlenecks of real time medication monitoring (evriMED) for improving adherence to anti-TB drugs among people with tuberculosis in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania by Anenmose Maro, Rehema, Mtenga, Alan, Mtesha, Benson, Wilhelm, Krisanta, Lekashingo, Naomi, Sumari-de Boer, Marion, Ngowi, Kennedy

“…Digital Adherence Tools (DATs), which include real-time medication monitoring and Short Message Service (SMS) reminders, have been reported to improve…”
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Needs and contents of a customized digital tool for retention in care and medication adherence among pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV in Kilimanjaro by Maro, Rehema Anenmose, Ngowi, Kennedy, Martin, Haikael, Dillip, Angel, Masika, Lyidia, Mtenga, Alan, Mtesha, Benson, Boer, Marion Sumari-de

“…Background Retention in care and adherence to medication among pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV (PBWLH) are crucial for preventing…”
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Developing contents for a digital adherence tool: A formative mixed-methods study among children and adolescents living with HIV in Tanzania by Swai, Iraseni Ufoo, ten Bergen, Lisa Lynn, Mtenga, Alan, Maro, Rehema, Ngowi, Kennedy, Mtesha, Benson, Lekashingo, Naomi, Msosa, Takondwa, Rinke de Wit, Tobias F., Aarnoutse, Rob, Sumari-de Boer, Marion

“…Optimal adherence (>95%) to antiretroviral treatment (ART) remains a challenge among children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV). Digital adherence tools…”
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Acceptability of a Digital Adherence Tool Among Patients With Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Care Providers in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania: Mixed Methods Study by Mtenga, Alan Elias, Maro, Rehema Anenmose, Dillip, Angel, Msoka, Perry, Emmanuel, Naomi, Ngowi, Kennedy, Sumari-de Boer, Marion

“…The World Health Organization has recommended digital adherence tools (DATs) as a promising intervention to improve antituberculosis drug adherence. However,…”
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PA-277 Changes in standard care overtaking research: the case of the East African point-of-care (EAPOC) viral load monitoring study in Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions, Tanzania by Boer, Marion Sumari-de, Msoka, Perry C, Swai, Iraseni U, Mtenga, Alan E, Ngowi, Kennedy M, Sariko, Margaretha, Reis, Ria

“…BackgroundThe proportion of virologically suppressed (83%) people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Tanzania is below the 95%-target. Enhanced adherence counselling…”
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