Table 2.

Table of results, continued.

Study	Chatbot aim	Chatbot target group	Chatbot platform	Method of input by user	Chatbot persona	How does the chatbot address contraception
Bonnevie et al [16]	SRHa information dissemination	Black and Hispanic women in Onondaga County, New York	Website	Free text input	Female peer	The chatbot includes content on contraception, as part of wider SRH content
Brannock et al [17]	Pregnancy information dissemination	Pregnant women	Facebook Messenger	Menu selection input	Not reported	The chatbot includes content on postnatal contraception, as part of wider content on pregnancy
Chernick et al [18]	Contraception information dissemination	Adolescent girls presenting at an emergency department	SMS	Menu selection input	Health care worker	The chatbot disseminates information on contraception
Green et al [19]	SRH information dissemination and linkage to SRH services	General population	WhatsApp	Menu selection input	No persona	The chatbot includes content on SRH as part of wider SRH content, including contraception decision-making
Handforth and Bertermann [20]	SRH information dissemination and linkage to SRH services	Young women	WhatsApp	Menu selection input	Female relative	The chatbot includes content on contraception as part of wider SRH content
Hussain et al [21]	Contraception information dissemination	Married couples	SMS	Menu selection input	No persona	The chatbot disseminates information on contraception
Woo et al [22]	Pandemic setting health information dissemination	General population	Not reported	Free text input	Knowledgeable young woman	The chatbot includes content on contraception, as part of wider SRH content
Maeda et al [23]	Preconception care and fertility information dissemination	Women	Not reported	Free text input	Not reported	The chatbot includes content on oral contraceptives, as part of wider fertility and preconception care content
Nadarzynski et al [24]	SRH information dissemination	Those at higher risk of poor SRH	Website	Free text input	Neutral robot	The chatbot includes content on contraception, as part of wider SRH content
Population Services International [25]	Pleasure positive SRH information dissemination	General population	WhatsApp	Menu selection input	Knowledgeable young woman	The chatbot includes content on contraception, as part of wider SRH content
Rahman et al [26]	SRH information dissemination	Adolescents	Facebook Messenger	Free text input	Neutral robot	The chatbot includes content on contraception, as part of wider SRH content
Wang et al [27]	SRH information dissemination	Adolescents	Facebook Messenger	Free text input	Health care worker	The chatbot includes content on contraception, as part of wider SRH content
Wilson et al [27]	Information dissemination and digital personal assistant	General population	Google, Google Assistant, Siri	Free speech input	Knowledgeable young woman	The chatbot can answer SRH queries, as part of wider content
Winskell et al [29]	SRH information dissemination	Young women	WhatsApp	Menu selection input	Female peer	The chatbot can answer SRH queries, as part of wider content
Work & Co [30]	SRH information dissemination	Adolescents	Website	Free text input	Neutral robot	The chatbot includes content on contraception, as part of wider SRH content

^aSRH: sexual and reproductive health.