Published on in Vol 8, No 7 (2020): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/16634, first published .
Explaining Differences in the Acceptability of 99DOTS, a Cell Phone–Based Strategy for Monitoring Adherence to Tuberculosis Medications: Qualitative Study of Patients and Health Care Providers

Explaining Differences in the Acceptability of 99DOTS, a Cell Phone–Based Strategy for Monitoring Adherence to Tuberculosis Medications: Qualitative Study of Patients and Health Care Providers

Explaining Differences in the Acceptability of 99DOTS, a Cell Phone–Based Strategy for Monitoring Adherence to Tuberculosis Medications: Qualitative Study of Patients and Health Care Providers

Beena E Thomas   1 * , PhD, MSW ;   J Vignesh Kumar   1 , PhD ;   Chidiebere Onongaya   2 , MD, MS ;   Spurthi N Bhatt   2 , MD, MPH ;   Amith Galivanche   2 ;   Murugesan Periyasamy   1 , MSW ;   M Chiranjeevi   1 , MSc ;   Amit Subhash Khandewale   1 , MSW ;   Geetha Ramachandran   1 , PhD ;   Daksha Shah   3 , MBBS, MPH ;   Jessica E Haberer   4 , MD, MS ;   Kenneth H Mayer   5 , MD ;   Ramnath Subbaraman   2 * , MD, MSc, FACP

1 Department of Social and Behavioural Research, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India

2 Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

3 Public Health Department, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai, India

4 Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

5 The Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Ramnath Subbaraman, MD, MSc, FACP
  • Department of Public Health and Community Medicine
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
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