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At study exit (month 6), we used interviews and questionnaires informed by the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) to collect feasibility and acceptability data, reflecting patients\u2019 experiences of using each component of My Mobile Wallet. Feasibility also included tracking the functionality of the adherence monitor (ie, an electronic pillbox) as well as SMS text message and mobile money delivery. We used a content analytical approach to inductively analyze qualitative data and Stata (version 13; StataCorp LLC) to analyze quantitative data.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n All 39 participants reported that the intervention was feasible because it was easy for them to use (eg, access and read SMS text messages) and worked as expected. Almost all SMS text messages (6880\/7064, 97.4%) were sent as planned. The transmission of adherence data from the monitor worked well, with 98.37% (5682\/5776) of the data transmitted as planned. All participants additionally reported that the intervention was acceptable because it helped them take their tuberculosis medication as prescribed; the mobile money incentives relieved them of tuberculosis-related financial burdens; SMS text message reminders and electronic pillbox\u2013based alarms reminded them to take their medication on time; and participants perceived real-time adherence monitoring as \u201cbeing watched\u201d while taking their medication, which encouraged them to take their medication on time to demonstrate their commitment. The intervention was perceived as a sign of care, which eventually created emotional support and a sense of connectedness to health care. Participants preferred daily SMS text message reminders (32\/39, 82%) to reminders linked to missed doses (7\/39, 18%), citing the fact that tuberculosis medication is taken daily.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n The use of real-time adherence monitoring linked to SMS text message reminders and mobile money incentives for tuberculosis medication adherence was feasible and acceptable in a low-resource setting where poverty-based structural barriers heavily constrain tuberculosis treatment and care.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2196\/47996","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,7]],"date-time":"2024-04-07T15:19:41Z","timestamp":1712503181000},"page":"e47996","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Digital Adherence Technologies Linked to Mobile Money Incentives for Medication Adherence Among People Living With Tuberculosis: Mixed Methods Feasibility and Acceptability Study"],"prefix":"10.2196","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1983-696X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angella","family":"Musiimenta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1895-9255","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wilson","family":"Tumuhimbise","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0045-0138","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Esther","family":"Atukunda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4625-069X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aaron","family":"Mugaba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6945-5279","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sebastian","family":"Linnemayr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5845-3190","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jessica","family":"Haberer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1010","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","unstructured":"YoeliERathauserJRandDThe resurgence of tuberculosis is behavioral, not medical. 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