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Table 2 Medication doses and clinic review by site

From: Mobile phones support adherence and retention of indigenous participants in a randomised controlled trial: strategies and lessons learnt

Trial procedures

Darwin

Townsville

 

Given (n = 161)

Missed N (%)

Number contacts median (range)#

Given (n = 25)

Missed N (%)

Number contacts median (range)

Dose 1

161 (100%)

0 (0%)

N/A

25 (100%)

0 (0%)

N/A

Dose 2*

157 (98%)

4 (2%)

1 (1–12)

25 (100%)

0 (0%)

2 (1–5)

Dose 3*

147 (91%)

14 (9%)

2 (1–13)

22 (88%)

3 (12%)

2 (1–6)

Clinical review

156 (97%)

5 (3%)

3 (1–17)

24 (96%)

1 (4%)

3 (1–7)

  1. *3 children withdrawn from dose 2, 4 children withdrawn from dose 3 by the medical team.
  2. #Combination of phone calls/SMS.