Table 1.
Attitudes and opinions about SMS reminders among participants in the control and SMS intervention group
| Question | No Intervention No. (%) N=41 |
Intervention—SMS adherence No. (%) N=42 |
P Value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving SMS texts (was/would be) | |||
| • Very/Somewhat Helpful | 24 (58.5) | 39 (92.9) | <.001 |
| • Neutral/Not helpful/Annoying | 17 (41.5) | 3 (7.1) | |
| Agreement with receiving medical SMS text messages has a risk to the privacy of my HIV status | |||
| • Strongly Agree/Agree | 23 (56.1) | 4 (9.5) | <.001 |
| • No opinion/Disagree/Strongly disagree | 18 (43.9) | 38 (90.5) | |
| Other information about HIV you would like texted to you | |||
| a) Reminder to take pills everyday | 8 (19.5) | 2 (4.8) | .05 |
| b) Reminder to attend scheduled doctor appointments | 19 (46.3) | 25 (59.5) | .27 |
| c) Information about STDs | 6 (14.6) | 10 (23.8) | .41 |
| d) Resources for counseling | 6 (14.6) | 9 (21.4) | .57 |
| e) Sexually transmitted disease prevention techniques | 5 (12.2) | 3 (7.1) | .44 |
| Best time to receive a reminder SMS | |||
| • Morning | 20 (48.8) | 33 (78.6) | <.01 |
| • Afternoon | 6 (14.6) | 2 (4.8) | .16 |
| • Evening | 2 (4.9) | 2 (4.8) | .99 |
| • Anytime | 16 (39.0) | 5 (11.9) | <.01 |
1
Fisher’s Exact Test