Background
PWH, viral suppression, HIV (PWH
In 2016, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS established three interrelated benchmarks for HIV care; by 2030, 95% of people with HIV (PWH) would know their HIV status, 95% of people who know their HIV status would be on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 95% of people on ART would have suppressed viral loads [Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 10% of the world’s population but contains nearly 70% of the global population of PWH [The ubiquity of mobile technology in sub-Saharan Africa provides unique opportunities for mHealth interventions. These interventions, which include short message service (SMS) and tablet-based applications (“apps”), have been leveraged to support ART adherence and viral suppression [The objective of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to test a culturally-tailored, Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills theory-informed (IMB) [