Preferences of South African Adolescents Living with HIV in the Western Cape Province Regarding the Use of Digital Technology for Self-Management

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The authors conducted a qualitative descriptive study that exploring the preferences of adolescents living with HIV regarding the use of digital health technology for self-management in a limited resource setting. The study identified three major themes as well as a list of preferred features. The authors provide a well-written paper with thoughtful study design and discussion. Regarding to the research strategy and findings, reviewers only have minor comments that should be addressed prior to publication.

1. Table 1 - Add unit (years) after "Age"
2. Limitation - One more limitation is that study acknowledges that participants often rely on shared devices due to financial constraints, which could impact their engagement with digital health technology.

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Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

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Comments on the Quality of English Language

The text requires stylistic processing, because sometimes it is difficult to understand what the authors mean.

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Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

1. Consider clarifying whether “Participant Number” in the demographics table refers to the count of participants or is intended as a de-identifying code. Does this refer to the number of participants?
2. Consider aggregating demographics into categories (gender, age groups, education, focus group) and reporting each as n (%) in a single table rather than listing individual attributes.
3. Consider replacing “Participant X, aged 20, Focus Group 1” (pages 6-8) line with a neutral pseudocode to minimize identifiability.

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Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

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Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Thank you for making the updates.

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