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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/87601, first published .
Evaluation of the Positive Peers Mobile App for Supporting the Viral Suppression of Young People With HIV: Protocol for a Concurrent Mixed Methods Evaluation With Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial and Observational Cohort

Evaluation of the Positive Peers Mobile App for Supporting the Viral Suppression of Young People With HIV: Protocol for a Concurrent Mixed Methods Evaluation With Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial and Observational Cohort

Evaluation of the Positive Peers Mobile App for Supporting the Viral Suppression of Young People With HIV: Protocol for a Concurrent Mixed Methods Evaluation With Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial and Observational Cohort

Authors of this article:

Mary M Step1 Author Orcid Image ;   L Anthony Catania2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jennifer McMillen Smith2 Author Orcid Image ;   Steven A Lewis3 Author Orcid Image ;   Yanis Bitar2 Author Orcid Image ;   Vinay K Cheruvu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kristen A Berg3 Author Orcid Image ;   Jeffrey S Hallam1 Author Orcid Image ;   Ann K Avery4 Author Orcid Image
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Mary M Step   1 , MACT, PhD ;   L Anthony Catania   2 , BA ;   Jennifer McMillen Smith   2 , LPSW ;   Steven A Lewis   3 , MPH ;   Yanis Bitar   2 , MPH ;   Vinay K Cheruvu   1 , PhD ;   Kristen A Berg   3 , PhD ;   Jeffrey S Hallam   1 , PhD ;   Ann K Avery   4 , MD

1 College of Public Health, Kent State University, Kent, OH, United States

2 Division of Infectious Disease, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, United States

3 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine at MetroHealth, Cleveland, OH, United States

4 Department of Infectious Disease, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine at MetroHealth, Cleveland, OH, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Mary M Step, MACT, PhD
  • College of Public Health
  • Kent State University
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  • Kent, OH 44242
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 330-672-2630
  • Email: mstep@kent.edu