Development of a text-messaging intervention to improve treatment adherence and post-treatment review of children with uncomplicated malaria in western Kenya

Table 2 Scheduling of SMS reminders for the SMS-RES-MAL trial

Message reminder	Timing	Day of sending
AL dose 2^a	8 h after first dose	Day 0
AL dose 3	8.00 am	Day 1
AL dose 4	8.00 pm	Day 1
AL dose 5	8.00 am	Day 2
AL dose 6	8.00 pm	Day 2
Day 3 post-treatment review visit	8.30 pm	Day 2
Day 3 post-treatment review visit	8.00 am	Day 3
Unscheduled visit prompts	8.00 am	Day 7
	8.00 am	Day 14
	8.00 am	Day 21
Day 28 post-treatment review	6.30 pm	Day 27
Day 28 post-treatment review	8.00 am	Day 28

^aAL dose one is given at the health facility, directly observed by the health workers as per national guidelines.

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