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Table 5 Thematic presentation of participants perspectives to sustainability of mHealth adherence support

From: Willingness to pay for an mHealth anti-retroviral therapy adherence and information tool: Transitioning to sustainability, Call for life randomised study experience in Uganda

Client categories (these groups were not mutually exclusive)

 

Clients established on 1st or 2nd line ART (8 participants)

Mothers on PMTCT (12 Participants)

Young adults 18–24 years (10 participants)

Clients initiating 1st or 2nd line ART—(5 participants)

Most at Risk Populations (MARPS) (9 participants)

Positive partners in discordant relationship (11)

Main theme

 

 Willingness to pay

Most willing to pay (80%)

Most NOT willing to pay (80%)

Most willing to pay (80%)

Most NOT willing to pay (80%)

All willing to pay (100%)

All willing to pay (100%)

Sub/emerging themes

 

Payment modes

Mobile phone airtime deductions

Not reported

Mobile phone airtime deductions

Mobile phone airtime deductions

Using mobile money

Mobile phone airtime deductions

Mobile phone airtime deductions

Frequency of payment

Monthly deductions

Monthly deductions

Monthly, annually

Every 3 months

Weekly, monthly

Every day, monthly

Amount to be paid (USD)

13.5ȼ, 16.2ȼ and 2.7$ monthly and

1.35$ monthly

1.35$ monthly and 8.1 $–27.0$ annually

 − 27.0ȼ to 13.5 $

13.5ȼ weekly, monthly

1.35ȼ–18.9 ȼ daily and 4.1 ȼ–27.0ȼ monthly

Why they should pay

C4LU been of benefit to them

Not reported, majority did not support the idea

Pay for useless things like lip-stick, so should pay for C4LU

Been of benefit to health

Not reported, majority did not support the motion

Before C4LU, were initially badly off so deserve to pay

If nutritional tips are added, they’d pay

Some already pay for health insurance and so can pay for C4LU

Why they should not pay

Little earnings

Cannot afford

Some even lack transport to appointments

None opposed

Cannot afford

Some even lack transport to appointments

Government already deducts a lot of tax from them

None objected

None objected