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July 23, 2025

Text Messaging for Diabetes Prevention and Care in Argentina: Implementation Challenges and Lessons Learned (Preprint)

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ANAnalía NejamisLGLaura GutiérrezMLMaría Victoria López

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Overview

Implementation challenges and lessons from a WhatsApp intervention in diabetes care highlight strategies for public health engagement.

Key Points

  • The WhatsApp-based intervention engaged 11,029 participants, with 32.8% diagnosed with diabetes.
  • High engagement was observed, with 91.1% reading the initial enrollment message and an 88.7% adherence rate for educational content.
  • Challenges included technical issues with message delivery and server overload, impacting participant experience.
  • The intervention's success suggests potential for scaling WhatsApp-based diabetes care in low-resource settings.

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Nejamis et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a061be6551bb0af8cdb58https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.81098
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