Feasibility of smartphone-enabled asynchronous video directly observed therapy to improve viral suppression outcomes among HIV unsuppressed children and adolescents in Kenya

Feasibility of smartphone-enabled asynchronous video directly observed therapy to improve viral suppression outcomes among HIV unsuppressed children and adolescents in Kenya

Abstract Background Video directly observed therapy (VDOT) has been used as an acceptable, cost-effective, client-centered intervention for tuberculosis management. VDOT targeting children (0–14 years) and adolescents (15–19 years) living with HIV (CALHIV) not achieving viral suppression (VS) [i.e.,...

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Main Authors:	Paul Wekesa, Margaret Ndisha, Boniface Makone, Marc Bulterys, Evelyn Ngugi, Kevin Kamenwa, Abraham Katana, Kevin Owuor, Immaculate Mutisya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-04-01
Series:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Children and adolescents living with HIV Video directly observed therapy (VDOT) Viral suppression Kenya Antiretroviral treatment
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11036-9
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