Pre-intervention period | Intervention period | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
(No SMS message) | (SMS + transportation reimbursement) | ||
(n = 45) | (n = 138) | ||
Female gender (n, %) | 19 (42) | 75 (54) | 0.16 |
Age (median, IQR) | 38 (31 – 44) | 30 (25 – 38) | <0.001 |
Education (n, %) | 0.71 | ||
<Primary | 3 (8) | 12 (9) | |
Any primary | 16 (42) | 71 (51) | |
Any secondary | 12 (32) | 37 (27) | |
>Secondary | 7 (18) | 18 (13) | |
ART-naïve (n, %) | 26 (58) | 110 (80) | <0.001 |
Mbarara resident (n, %) | 32 (71) | 83 (60) | 0.19 |
Days from enrollment until laboratory result, median (IQR) | 11 (8 – 19) | 10 (8-15) | 0.32 |
Clinician-specified abnormal CD4 result threshold, median (IQR) | 350 (250 – 350) | 350 (350 – 350) | <0.001 |
CD4 result, median (IQR) | 185 (106 – 262) | 225 (110 – 293) | 0.29 |