Development of a customized m-Health-based intervention to reduce loss to follow-up among patients undergoing treatment for cervical lesions at a rural referral Hospital, South Western Uganda

Development of a customized m-Health-based intervention to reduce loss to follow-up among patients undergoing treatment for cervical lesions at a rural referral Hospital, South Western Uganda

Background: Loss to follow-up (LTFU) in individuals undergoing cervical cancer treatment is a major challenge in many low resource settings. We describe development of a customized and tailored mHealth intervention for reducing LTFU among patients undergoing cervical cancer treatment at Mbarara Regi...

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Main Authors: Frank Ssedyabane, Thomas C. Randall, Rogers Kajabwangu, Alexcer Namuli, Deusdedit Tusubira, Nathan Kakongi, Martin Galiwango, Samuel Maling, Eleanor Turyakira, Esther Cathyln Atukunda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Gynecologic Oncology Reports
Subjects:
Mobile health
SMS messaging
Cervical cancer treatment
Loss-to-follow-up
Cancer adherence
Uganda
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578924000171

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