Strengthening Kenya's Emergency Rooms for Chronic Disease

This RCT evaluates a culturally-adapted WhatsApp-based platform for NCD self-management among 1,200 urban Pakistani adults with diabetes and hypertension. The intervention includes automated medication reminders in Urdu, peer support groups, and direct messaging with healthcare providers. After 12 months, intervention participants showed 45% better medication adherence, 28% improvement in blood pressure control, and 31% reduction in emergency department visits compared to standard care.
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Topics
Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease
Global emergency medicine research
Alcohol
Cancer
Tobacco
Chronic respiratory disease
Countries
Pakistan
Collaborators
Dr. Christine Ngaruiya
Output
August 2024 - December 2024
JMIR mHealth and uHealth