Published on in Vol 23, No 11 (2021): November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/23852, first published .
Adaptation of a Theory-Based Social Networking and Gamified App-Based Intervention to Improve Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in Bangkok, Thailand: Qualitative Study

Adaptation of a Theory-Based Social Networking and Gamified App-Based Intervention to Improve Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in Bangkok, Thailand: Qualitative Study

Adaptation of a Theory-Based Social Networking and Gamified App-Based Intervention to Improve Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in Bangkok, Thailand: Qualitative Study

Wipaporn Natalie Songtaweesin   1 , MBBS, DTMH ;   Sara LeGrand   2 , PhD ;   Shashika Bandara   2 , MSc ;   Caitlin Piccone   2 , MPH ;   Prissana Wongharn   1 , MSc ;   Juthamanee Moonwong   1 , MSc ;   Thidarat Jupimai   1 , MSc ;   Chutima Saisaengjan   1 , MA ;   Tuangtip Theerawit   1 , MPH ;   Kathryn Muessig   3 , PhD ;   Lisa Hightow-Weidman   3, 4 , MPH, MD ;   Thanyawee Puthanakit   1, 5 , MD, MHS ;   Nittaya Phanuphak   6 , MD, PhD ;   Arunrat Tangmunkongvorakul   7 , PhD

1 Faculty of Medicine, Center of Excellence for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

2 Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

3 Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

4 Behavior and Technology Lab, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

5 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

6 Institute for HIV Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand

7 Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Corresponding Author:

  • Arunrat Tangmunkongvorakul, PhD
  • Research Institute for Health Sciences
  • Chiang Mai University
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  • Thailand
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