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Published on in Vol 13 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/55559, first published .
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Development and Pilot-Testing of an Optimized Conversational Agent or “Chatbot” for Peruvian Adolescents Living With HIV to Facilitate Mental Health Screening, Education, Self-Help, and Linkage to Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods, Community-Engaged Study

Development and Pilot-Testing of an Optimized Conversational Agent or “Chatbot” for Peruvian Adolescents Living With HIV to Facilitate Mental Health Screening, Education, Self-Help, and Linkage to Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods, Community-Engaged Study

Authors of this article:

Jerome T Galea1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Diego H Vasquez3 Author Orcid Image ;   Neil Rupani4 Author Orcid Image ;   Moya B Gordon1 Author Orcid Image ;   Milagros Tapia3 Author Orcid Image ;   Karah Y Greene1 Author Orcid Image ;   Lenka Kolevic5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Molly F Franke2 Author Orcid Image ;   Carmen Contreras1, 3, 7 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

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  6. Vasquez D, Rupani N, Contreras C, Kolevic L, Franke M, Galea J. Building EVA (Educación, Vinculación, y Autoayuda): Tutorial for the Development of a Digital Mental Health Chatbot for Adolescents Living With HIV. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2026;28:e75351 View
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Conference Proceedings

  1. Williams L, Ankrah E, Draper C, Cook C, Cibrian F, Beltran Verdugo J, Lakes K, Hayes G. Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial African Human-Computer Interaction Conference. Design Considerations for Conversational Agents to Assess the Social-emotional Well-being of Young Children in Low-Income South African Communities View