Mechanisms and Effects of a WeChat-Based Intervention on Suicide Among People Living With HIV and Depression: Path Model Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Yiran Li   ^{1 *} , MB ;   Yan Guo   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , PhD ;   Y Alicia Hong   ^{4 *} , PhD ;   Mengting Zhu   ^{1 *} , BS ;   Chengbo Zeng   ^{5, 6} , MS ;   Jiaying Qiao   ¹ , MS ;   Zhimeng Xu   ¹ , MS ;   Hanxi Zhang   ⁷ , MS ;   Yu Zeng   ¹ , MB ;   Weiping Cai   ⁸ , MD ;   Linghua Li   ⁸ , MD ;   Cong Liu   ⁸ , MSN

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

² Sun Yat-sen Center for Migrant Health Policy, Guangzhou, China

³ Sun Yat-sen Center for Global Health, Institute of State Governance, Guangzhou, China

⁴ Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States

⁵ South Carolina SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

⁶ Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

⁷ National Center of AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

⁸ Department of Infectious Diseases, Eight People’s Hospital, Guangzhou, China

*these authors contributed equally