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. 2014 Feb 25;13:69. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-69

Table 3.

Logistic regression estimates of the treatment on treated effect of SMS reminders on adherence to treatment advice

Primary outcome
Percentage (N)
SMS
SMS
  Received SMS (n = 174) SMS not sent (n = 206) SMS risk ratio (95% CI) Risk difference (95% CI)
1 Followed treatment advice
81.6% (142)
65.5% (135)
2.33 (1.62–3.36)
16.1% (8.89%–23.2%)
2 Followed treatment advice*
 
 
1.84 (1.19–2.85)
11.3% (3.76%–18.9%)
3 Followed treatment advice**
 
 
2.34 (1.46–3.74)
15.5% (7.86%–23.2%)
4 Followed treatment advice***     1.68 (1.08–2.61) 9.68% (1.84%–17.5%)

Exclude 39 observations who were sent a text message but who reported not seeing the text message in the follow-up survey, N = 380.

*Controls for city survey was conducted (Ibadan/Ogbomosho) and treatment* city survey was conducted (Model 2).

**Controls for city survey was conducted (Ibadan/Ogbomosho), treatment* city survey was conducted, whether assignment to the treatment/control group was made off-protocol, and treatment* whether survey assignment to the treatment/control group was made off-protocol (Model 3).

***Controls for city survey was conducted (Ibadan/Ogbomosho), treatment* city survey was conducted, whether assignment to the treatment/control group was made off-protocol, and treatment* whether survey assignment to the treatment/control group was made off-protocol, an indicator variable for surveys conducted at PPMVs, an indicator variable for participant who had a bank account, and an indicator variable for participant could not read or write (Model 4).

Standard errors are clustered by retail site.