Implementation of a Mobile Health Strategy to Improve Linkage to and Engagement with HIV Care for People Living with HIV, Tuberculosis, and Substance Use in Irkutsk, Siberia.

ABSTRACT: In Irkutsk, Siberia, there is a high prevalence of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) coinfection. Mobile health (mHealth) strategies have shown promise for increasing linkage to and engagement in care for people living with HIV (PLWH) in other contexts. We evaluated outcomes for a cohort of PLWH, TB, and substance use in Irkutsk after participation in a multi-feature mHealth intervention called MOCT. Sixty patients were enrolled during hospitalization for TB. We evaluated participant app usage, linkage to HIV care postdischarge, perception of self-efficacy related to HIV care, and HIV-related clinical outcomes at 6 months. We also performed an exploratory analysis to compare a subset of 49 patients with a pre-intervention cohort matched for age and gender. Participants demonstrated engagement with

SUBMITTER: Hodges J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7987354 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature