AI use disclosure

An audit trail of PaperPrep activity for this study, generated by PaperPrep from what it recorded. The author chose which parts to show, but cannot edit its wording, counts, dates or quoted text.

Version 1, 22 October 2026 · Record SAMP-LE01

PaperPrep recorded the following assistance for this study between 8 September 2026 and 22 October 2026: conversations with its AI mentor, Paige; feedback on drafts read against STROBE (cross-sectional studies); calculations run in code; and literature searches of Europe PMC.

This record covers only activity within PaperPrep for this study. It cannot show any other AI tool or help the authors used.

Statement for the manuscript

During preparation of this manuscript, the authors used PaperPrep, an AI-powered research mentoring platform, between 8 September 2026 and 22 October 2026 for conversations with its AI mentor, Paige; feedback on drafts read against STROBE (cross-sectional studies); calculations run in code; and literature searches of Europe PMC. PaperPrep is designed to give guidance and feedback rather than write manuscript text. The authors retain responsibility for the manuscript's content and scientific decisions. The AI models that answered in PaperPrep were OpenAI gpt-6-luna (version 2026-08-20) and OpenAI gpt-6.1-sol (version 2026-09-15), in PaperPrep version 0.1.0-1300fca. A record of PaperPrep assistance is available at https://app.paperprep.org/for-journals/sample.

PaperPrep wrote this statement for the authors from the same record.

Dates of use

8 September 2026 to 22 October 2026: the first and last activity PaperPrep recorded.

Exchanges with Paige

22 exchanges. An exchange is one message from the author and Paige’s reply to it.

Assistance recorded

Conversation with Paige, PaperPrep’s AI mentor22 messages from the author and 23 replies from Paige
Drafts read item by item against STROBE (cross-sectional studies)2 drafts read
Calculations run in code: Sample size planner1 calculation
Literature searches of Europe PMC3 searches

Starting point the author chose in PaperPrep: Choosing a research design.

Selected excerpts

Selected by the author. Not a complete or representative record.

Each excerpt is exactly as recorded. An ellipsis (…) marks where one was shortened.

Excerpt 1, 8 September 2026

Author

Our district started text-message reminders for antenatal visits in March. I want to know whether they increased attendance.

Paige

The district chose when to start, so attendance may already have been changing before March. If you follow monthly attendance for a long stretch before and after the start, an interrupted time series, you can see whether the trend shifts when the reminders began. How many months of records do you have from before March?

AI models and PaperPrep version

AI models that answered: gpt-6-luna-2026-08-20, gpt-6.1-sol-2026-09-15. Record generated by PaperPrep version 0.1.0-1300fca.

What this record does not show

This record documents activity within PaperPrep. It does not certify the authors’ conduct, the originality of the manuscript, or whether it meets any journal’s policies. No third party has checked it.