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Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/85242, first published .
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Conversational mHealth Platform Designed to Support Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence in Low-Income South African Patients: Pilot Cohort Study

Conversational mHealth Platform Designed to Support Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence in Low-Income South African Patients: Pilot Cohort Study

Sean Richardson   1, 2 * , MCom ;   Pamela Vorster   2 * , MSc, PhD ;   Ronelle Burger   2 * , MPhil, PhD ;   Matthias Rieger   1, 3 * , PhD

1 Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2 Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

3 International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Hague, The Netherlands

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Matthias Rieger, PhD
  • Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
  • Rotterdam
  • The Netherlands
  • Phone: 31 0629368273
  • Email: rieger@eshpm.eur.nl