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OBJECTIVE: To measure the effect of mobile phone Short Message Service reminder on the followup rate among patients visiting outpatient clinics. METHODS: The quasi-experimental study was conducted from September to November 2016 in three outpatient clinics of Saima General Hospital, Karachi. The intervention used was consultation follow upreminderuing Short Message Service. SPSS 1 9 was used for data analysis . RESULTS: Of the 606 subjects, 291(48%) visited the clinics in the pre intervention phase, and 315(52%) in the post-intervention phase. Of the former, 200(70%) patients adhered to the follow-up, while post-intervention adherence went up to 256(81%) (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Using Short Message Service for reminders increased the follow-up rate.
