2024
Feasibility and acceptability of the smart pillbox and medication label with differentiated care to support person-centered tuberculosis care among ASCENT trial participants – A multicountry study
Tadesse A, Mganga A, Dube T, Alacapa J, van Kalmthout K, Letta T, Mleoh L, Garfin A, Maraba N, Charalambous S, Foster N, Jerene D, Fielding K. Feasibility and acceptability of the smart pillbox and medication label with differentiated care to support person-centered tuberculosis care among ASCENT trial participants – A multicountry study. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1327971. PMID: 38444445, PMCID: PMC10913790, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1327971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDigital adherence technologiesMedication labelsPragmatic cluster randomized trialBehaviour (COM-BPhone ownershipFacility-level clusteringCluster randomized trialCross-sectional surveyLikert-scale responsesCOM-BHealth facilitiesDisclosure concernsTB burden settingsTB projectMedication adherenceTuberculosis careDifferentiated carePillbox usersPhone accessTrial participantsMean scoreCare supportMulticountry studyLabel usersBurden settings
2023
Impact of youth lay health workers on HIV service delivery in South Africa: A pragmatic cluster randomized trial of the Youth Health Africa program
Tollefson D, Dasgupta S, Setswe G, Reeves S, Charalambous S, Duerr A. Impact of youth lay health workers on HIV service delivery in South Africa: A pragmatic cluster randomized trial of the Youth Health Africa program. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0294719. PMID: 38033029, PMCID: PMC10688901, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV service deliveryHIV testingTreatment initiationIntervention facilitiesHealth workersYoung adultsAdolescents/young adultsProportion of patientsPragmatic clusterSecondary outcomesHIV positivityPrimary outcomeTreat analysisHIV servicesHIV programsHealth facilitiesHIVBaseline outcomesTrialsService deliveryNull trialsCareImmediate increaseOutcomesGreater improvement