Behavior Change and Digital Health Interventions for Improved TB Treatment Outcomes

"Keheala is a mobile health company that delivers powerful behavior change interventions from the social sciences across basic feature phones or smartphones to address the nonmedical drivers of disease, which exist away from health facilities.~The intervention includes automated reminders, remote self-verification of doses, accessible TB information and individualized follow-up."

Automated reminders, remote self-verification of doses and accessible TB information. All interactions are behaviorally-informed but do not include regular adherence support/follow-up from study team members as the Keheala intervention does.

Patients receive a single daily SMS message to take their medication.

The standard-of-care protocol in Kenya includes diagnosis, the provision of medications - typically administered for a 1-2 week period at which point patients are expected to return to the clinical site - periodic on-the-ground follow-up by community health volunteers (CHVs)(at the discretion of local clinicians and CHVs) and nutritional support, as is sometimes provided.