Can Digital Health Interventions Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral (ART) in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Description

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is one of the most devastating human pandemics in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and this is the region most hit by pandemic. Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART remains challenging and varies between 27% and 80% compared to the required level of 95%. Lack of adherence is of one the major causes of treatment failures. Given the increase in the use of mobile phones in Africa, text messaging is seen as a potential strategy to improve medication adherence although there is little evidence to support this argument. The aim of this review is to evaluate the efficacy of text messaging interventions to improve adherence to antiretroviral treatment.