Published on in Vol 4, No 2 (2018): Apr-Jun

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/8923, first published .
A Gamified Smartphone App to Support Engagement in Care and Medication Adherence for HIV-Positive Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (AllyQuest): Development and Pilot Study

A Gamified Smartphone App to Support Engagement in Care and Medication Adherence for HIV-Positive Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (AllyQuest): Development and Pilot Study

A Gamified Smartphone App to Support Engagement in Care and Medication Adherence for HIV-Positive Young Men Who Have Sex With Men (AllyQuest): Development and Pilot Study

Lisa Hightow-Weidman   1, 2 , MPH, MD ;   Kathryn Muessig   2 , PhD ;   Kelly Knudtson   1 , MPH ;   Mala Srivatsa   3 , BA ;   Ellena Lawrence   3 , BA ;   Sara LeGrand   4 , PhD ;   Anna Hotten   5 , PhD ;   Sybil Hosek   6 , PhD

1 Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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

3 Ayogo, Vancouver, BC, Canada

4 Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

5 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

6 Department of Psychiatry, Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MPH, MD
  • Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases
  • University of North Carolina
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  • 130 Mason Farm Road
  • Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7030
  • United States
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  • Email: lisa_hightow@med.unc.edu