Published on in Vol 7, No 4 (2019): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/12652, first published .
Improving Linkage to and Retention in Care in Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive Patients Using Smartphones in South Africa: Randomized Controlled Trial

Improving Linkage to and Retention in Care in Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive Patients Using Smartphones in South Africa: Randomized Controlled Trial

Improving Linkage to and Retention in Care in Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive Patients Using Smartphones in South Africa: Randomized Controlled Trial

Willem Daniel Francois Venter   1 , FCP(SA) ;   Alex Fischer   1 , BSc ;   Samanta Tresha Lalla-Edward   1 , PhD ;   Jesse Coleman   1 , PhD ;   Vincent Lau Chan   1 , MPH ;   Zara Shubber   2 , PhD ;   Mothepane Phatsoane   1 , BMedSci ;   Marelize Gorgens   2 , MA ;   Lynsey Stewart-Isherwood   3 , MSc ;   Sergio Carmona   3 , PhD ;   Nicole Fraser-Hurt   2 , PhD

1 Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

2 World Bank, World Bank Group, Washington, DC, United States

3 National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Johannesburg, South Africa

†deceased

Corresponding Author:

  • Alex Fischer, BSc
  • Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute
  • University of Witwatersrand
  • Hillbrow Health Precinct
  • 22 Esselen St
  • Johannesburg, 2001
  • South Africa
  • Phone: 27 011-358-5500
  • Email: afischer@wrhi.ac.za