Jerry Okal

Jerry Okal replied to "Cross-link: Potential for text messaging to improve tuberculosis treatment compliance" in the Adherence & Retention community.

This is interesting read eager to know more about it. My concern though is the models applicability in resource limited settings where large segments of the population are underpriviledged and may be lacking mobile phones.

Jerry Okal replied to "Roles of PLHA in ART follow-up" in the Adherence & Retention community.

Hi Katharina, Did you get a hold of information from the Mombasa Adherence study in Kenya if not I could provide you with relevant literature. Thanks, Jerry

Jerry Okal replied to "ACTG Adherence Baseline and Follow up Questionnaires" in the Adherence & Retention community.

I am actually looking for prevention with positives interventions that target risk reduction (sexual/PMTCT/disclosure and HIV testing for partners of unknown status) within treatment naive HIV positive populations or any other similar interventions conducted so far in sub saharan Africa but would not mind information from any part of the world. Thanks

Jerry Okal replied to "ACTG Adherence Baseline and Follow up Questionnaires" in the Adherence & Retention community.

Many thanks Rivet this is useful.

Jerry Okal replied to "To count lost to-follow-up (LTFU) as part of adherence denominator?" in the Adherence & Retention community.

I have been following your discussion about adherence and LTFU for some time now. Really its not easy drawing the lines but I thought clear definations are needed for what constitutes a LTFU and visit adherence. We conducted an adherence study [from 2003] in Mombasa,Kenya comparing patients on standard care [once monthly visit to facility] and those on DAART arm [twice weekly visit to facility] for which we had to contend with non visit and ...