Cell-PREVEN is part of a large randomized trial in Peru in 20 cities called PREVEN, which seeks to lower STD rates in Peru. PREVEN is a collaborative effort between the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Peru), Imperial College (London) and the University of Washington (Seattle), in collaboration with Peru’s Ministry of Health.
Cell-PREVEN is an interactive-computer system using cell phones and the Internet for real-time collection and transmission of adverse events related with metronidazole administration as presumptive treatment for vaginosis among FSW in Peru. Cell phones are used to enter data collected by interviewers from FSW in three communities, with information stored in an online database, where it could be immediately accessed worldwide and exported over a secure Internet connection. E-mail and text messages sent to mobile devices alert key personnel to selected symptoms as real-time data.
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