'I understood the texting process well'. Participant perspectives on usability and acceptability of SMS-based telehealth follow-up after voluntary medical male circumcision in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Voluntary medical male circumcision (MC) is a biomedical HIV prevention method that requires post-operative follow-up for healing confirmation. Recent research found that a two-way texting (2wT) app providing SMS-based telehealth for MC patients was safe and reduced provider workload. We evaluated 2wT usability among MC clients in South Africa assigned the 2wT intervention within a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 2wT safety and workload.

Methods

This quantitative usability study is within an RCT where 547 men used 2wT to interact with an MC provider via SMS. The sub-study involved the first 100 men assigned to 2wT who completed a usability survey 14 days after surgery. Acceptability was assessed through 2wT response rates of the 547 men. Regression mod

SUBMITTER: Pienaar J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10467206 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature