SEARCH Study: Text Messages and Automated Phone Reminders for HPV Vaccination in Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial

Sabrina B Kitaka   ^{1 *} , MBChB, MMed Paed, PhD ;   Joseph Rujumba   ¹ , SWSA, MA, PhD ;   Sarah K Zalwango   ^{2, 3} , MBChB, MPH ;   Betsy Pfeffer   ⁴ , MD ;   Lubega Kizza   ¹ , BSc Pharmacy ;   Juliane P Nattimba   ¹ , MBChB ;   Ashley B Stephens   ⁴ , MD ;   Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi   ¹ , MBChB, MMed, PhD ;   Chelsea S Wynn   ⁴ , MPH ;   Juliet N Babirye   ³ , MD, MPH, PhD ;   John Mukisa   ⁵ , MBChB, MSc ;   Ezekiel Mupere   ¹ , MBChB, MMED, MSc, PhD ;   Melissa S Stockwell   ^{4, 6 *} , MD, MPH

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

² Kampala Capital City Authority, Kampala, Uganda

³ School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

⁴ Division of Child and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

⁵ Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda

⁶ Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

*these authors contributed equally