The Implementation of a GPS-Based Location-Tracking Smartphone App in South Africa to Improve Engagement in HIV Care: Randomized Controlled Trial

• DOI: 10.2196/44945
• Publication Date: 2023-04-21T21:11:11Z
• Authors: Kate Clouse; Sandisiwe Noholoza; Sindiswa Madwayi; Megan Mrubata; Carol S Camlin; Landon Myer; Tamsin K Phillips
• Keywords: mHealth

Mobile health interventions are common in public settings Africa, and our preliminary work showed that smartphones increasing South Africa. We developed a novel smartphone app-CareConekta-that used GPS location data to characterize personal mobility improve engagement HIV care among pregnant postpartum women living with The app also the user's map nearby clinics.