Developing an artificial intelligence-based mHealth intervention to increase HIV testing in Malaysia
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Funding Fogarty Program
Mobile Health (mHealth)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Developing an artificial intelligence-based mHealth intervention to increase HIV testing in Malaysia
Principal Institution
Yale University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Ni, Zhao; Altice, Frederick Lewis
Project Contact Information
Email:
zhao.ni@yale.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2020–2025
Country
Malaysia
Project Description
The research will focus on developing a chatbot that using artificial intelligence to promote HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Once developed and adequately tested, the new chatbot (named MyTestBot) will be embedded into a social networking app selected by MSM to create an mHealth intervention to provide MSM with real-time HIV testing-related information, motivation, and behavioral skills. MyTestBot will provide culturally tailored messages to promote HIV testing in MSM that does not rely on intensive human resources to develop and maintain.
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