| Title |
Text Messaging to Improve Attendance at Post-Operative Clinic Visits after Adult Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0043832 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Thomas A. Odeny, Robert C. Bailey, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Jane M. Simoni, Kenneth A. Tapia, Krista Yuhas, King K. Holmes, R. Scott McClelland |
| Abstract |
Following male circumcision for HIV prevention, a high proportion of men fail to return for their scheduled seven-day post-operative visit. We evaluated the effect of short message service (SMS) text messages on attendance at this important visit. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 170 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 39 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 31 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 28 | 16% |
| Unknown | 30 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 57 | 33% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 18 | 10% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 27 | 16% |
| Unknown | 42 | 24% |