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ABSTRACT
Background: Globally, millions of people living with HIV (PLHIV) experience interruptions in care, with Sub-Saharan Africa bearing the highest burden of cases and treatment needs. In Kenya, although antiretroviral therapy coverage has improved, challenges such as missed appointments, poor adherence, and loss to follow-up continue to affect continuity of care. The study focused on assessing the acceptance of integrating mobile solutions in enhancing continuity of care among PLHIV.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was adopted with a sample of 397 respondents. All required approvals and consent were obtained. Quantitative data was collected using questionnaires. Descriptive data were analyzed using SPSS version 25.0, and inferential statistics were computed through Chi-Square tests.
Results: Integration of mobile solutions with EHR, acceptance of mobile health solutions, likelihood of using mobile solutions (p=0.041), and useful features such as appointment scheduling (p= 0.033) were significantly associated with the continuity of care.
Conclusions: The level of continuity of care for patients integrated into the use of mobile solutions in HIV management in Kajiado County was 90.2%, with 9.8% of them interrupted to care. This was boosted through acceptable integration of such technologies to manage their positive HIV status. The likelihood of using mobile solutions (p=0.041) and their useful features (p= 0.033) had a significant relationship with continuity of care.
Keywords:
Key words: Acceptance, Mobile Solutions, Electronic Health Records, Appointment Scheduling, Integration.
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"Assessing the acceptance of integrating mobile solutions with EHR in enhancing continuity of care among HIV patients in Kajiado County, Kenya", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2456-3315, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.a17-a24, March-2026, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2603004.pdf
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2456-3315 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.14 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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