A randomized blinded controlled trial of mobile phone reminders on the follow-up medical care of HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children in Cameroon: study protocol (MORE CARE)

Table 1 Overview of outcome measures

Outcomes measures	Scale	Type	Measure	Analysis method
Primary
Presence at appointment
• Efficacy	Nominal	Binary	% present at appointment	Chi-square test
• Efficacy	Nominal	Binary	% present at appointment	Additive and multiplicative scales for synergy measurement
• Efficiency	Ratio	Continuous	Mean of efficiency	T-test
- Working time	Ratio	Continuous	Mean of working time	T-test
- Financial cost	Ratio	Continuous	Mean of financial cost	T-test
Secondary
Success of intervention	Nominal	Binary	% success of intervention	Chi-square test

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