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A Machine Learning–Guided Lyric Analysis Peer Support Intervention (LAPSI) for Psychological Distress in South African Women: Protocol for an Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Study

A Machine Learning–Guided Lyric Analysis Peer Support Intervention (LAPSI) for Psychological Distress in South African Women: Protocol for an Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Study

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Lucas Banda1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mathildah Mokgatle1 Author Orcid Image ;   Olanrewaju Oladimeji3, 4 Author Orcid Image
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Lucas Banda   1, 2 * ;   Mathildah Mokgatle   1 * , PhD ;   Olanrewaju Oladimeji   3, 4 * , PhD

1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

2 Department of Social Sciences, Demography and Population Unit, Faculty of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

3 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Garankuwa, Gauteng, South Africa

4 SAMRC/SMU Public Health Interventions, Innovations and Implementation Research Unit, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

*all authors contributed equally

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  • Lucas Banda
  • Department of Public Health
  • Faculty of Healthcare Sciences
  • Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
  • Garankuwa
  • Pretoria, Gauteng 0208
  • South Africa
  • Phone: 27 643912915
  • Email: lbanda@wsu.ac.za