Mobile Health Technologies May Be Acceptable Tools for Providing Social Support to Tuberculosis Patients in Rural Uganda: A Parallel Mixed-Method Study

Table 2

Survey results from patients.

Current social support received by patients
Reminders/encouragement to take medication	24 (69%)
Transport to clinic	21 (60%)
Food and drinks	20 (57%)
Help with chores	20 (57%)
Assistance with child care	10 (29%)
Counselling (e.g., encouragement to be positive about having TB)	5 (14%)
Money for other needs	3 (9%)
Adequacy of the social support received
Social support enough	14 (40%)
Social support not enough	21 (60%)
Preference of notifications of social supporter
Preferred notifications that instruct how the social supporter should help	15 (43%)
Preferred notifications that do not instruct how the social supporter should help	20 (57%)

Participants could select multiple responses.