Published on in Vol 9, No 4 (2021): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/23280, first published .
Staff Perceptions of Preimplementation Barriers and Facilitators to a Mobile Health Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Counseling Intervention in South Africa: Qualitative Study

Staff Perceptions of Preimplementation Barriers and Facilitators to a Mobile Health Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Counseling Intervention in South Africa: Qualitative Study

Staff Perceptions of Preimplementation Barriers and Facilitators to a Mobile Health Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Counseling Intervention in South Africa: Qualitative Study

Siobhan McCreesh-Toselli   1 * , MSc ;   John Torline   1 , MD ;   Hetta Gouse   1 * , PhD ;   Reuben N Robbins   2 * , PhD ;   Claude A Mellins   2 * , PhD ;   Robert H Remien   2 * , PhD ;   Jessica Rowe   3 * , MA ;   Neshaan Peton   4 * , MPhil ;   Stephan Rabie   1 * , PhD ;   John A Joska   1 * , PhD

1 HIV Mental Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa

2 HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

3 The Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

4 City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Cape Town, South Africa

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • John A Joska, PhD
  • HIV Mental Health Research Unit
  • Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • University of Cape Town
  • J Block, Groote Schuur Hospital
  • Observatory
  • South Africa
  • Phone: 27 21 404 2174
  • Fax: 27 21 448 8158
  • Email: john.joska@uct.ac.za