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Table 1 Acceptability and appropriateness dimensions and statements

From: Implementation of an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage among HPV positive women with HPV—self-collection (ATICA study): post-implementation evaluation from the women's perspective

Dimension

Sub-dimension

Statements

Acceptability

N/A

An SMS message is a good communication channel to be informed that the HPV self-collection result is available at the health center”

Appropriateness

Usefulness of the SMS as a reminder

“The SMS messages were useful to remind me to go get the result from the health center”

Frequency and number of messages

“It bothered me that there were so many SMS messages”

“The hours in which I received the SMS messages seemed adequate to me”

Confidentiality concerns

I don't like to receive an SMS message informing me that the self-collection result is available as someone in my family can read it”

Personalization of the SMS (Women’s Name)

“It bothered me that the SMS message had my name on it”

Credibility (i.e., Trust in the SMS sender)

The number from which I received the SMS message made me suspicious”

Pertinence of the content

“When I read the SMS message, I felt that it was intended for me”

“The content of the SMS message seemed cold to me”

“When I received the SMS message, I felt that the health center was taking care of me”

“I was happy to have received the SMS message advising me that my result was already at the health center”