ArticleThe open AIDS journal2013
Short Text Messages to Motivate HIV Testing Among Men Who have Sex with Men: A Qualitative Study in Lima, Peru.
Article in The open AIDS journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03862196 (Efficacy of an Intervention With Text Messaging to Improve Early Retention in HIV Care for People With HIV Who Receive Treatment at VIA LIBRE), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of an Intervention With Text Messaging to Improve Early Retention in HIV Care for People With HIV Who Receive Treatment at VIA LIBRE
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Systematic review of mobile health behavioural interventions to improve uptake of HIV testing for vulnerable and key populations.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2017Pooled it
- The Impact of Customized Short Message Service on High-Risk Behaviors Among MSM in China, a Randomized Controlled Trial Study.AIDS and behavior · 2023Trial
- Implementation of an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage among HPV positive women with HPV-self-collection (ATICA study): post-implementation evaluation from the women's perspective.BMC women's health · 2023Trial
- The Experiences of Newly Diagnosed Men Who Have Sex with Men Entering the HIV Care Cascade in Lima, Peru, 2015-2016: A Qualitative Analysis of Counselor-Participant Text Message Exchanges.Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 2017Trial
- The impact of a mobile health intervention on keeping clinic appointments among people living with HIV/AIDS receiving care at selected hospitals in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- High-Risk Sexual Behaviors and Health Services Needs Among Bisexual Men in Peru: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- Challenges of design, implementation, acceptability, and potential for, biomedical technologies in the Peruvian Amazon.International journal for equity in health · 2022Article
- Designing, Developing, Evaluating, and Implementing a Smartphone-Delivered, Rule-Based Conversational Agent (DISCOVER): Development of a Conceptual Framework.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Article
- Feasibility and efficacy of text messaging to promote care among trauma patients screened for HIV at an urban emergency department in Tanzania.International journal of emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Clients' perceptions and experiences of targeted digital communication accessible via mobile devices for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Review
- Text Messaging to Improve Linkage, Retention, and Health Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Young Transgender Women: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Text Me, Girl!).JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Review
- Knowledge and preferences concerning acute HIV testing programs among both Peruvian men who have sex with men and transgender women.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2017Article
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- Governance strategies for conducting text messaging interventions in clinical research.Clinical and translational science · 2014Article
- Innovative uses of communication technology for HIV programming for men who have sex with men and transgender persons.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study is to identify features and content that short message service (SMS) should have in order to motivate HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lima, Peru.
methodsFrom October, 2010 to February, 2011, we conducted focus groups at two stages; six focus groups were conducted to explore and identify SMS content and features and two additional focus groups were conducted to tailor SMS content. The text messages were elaborated within the theoretical framework of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model and the Social Support Theory.
resultsA total of 62 individuals participated in the focus groups. The mean age of participants was 28 years (range 18-39). We identified important features and content items needed for the successful delivery of text messages, including: a) the use of neutral and coded language; b) appropriate frequency and time of delivery; c) avoiding mass and repetitive messages; and d) use of short, concise and creative messages. Although in Peru receiving text messages is usually a free service, it is important to remind participants that receiving messages will be free of charge.
conclusionText messages can be used to promote HIV testing among Peruvian MSM. It is important to consider adequate frequency, message content and cost when delivering messages to promote HIV testing in this population.
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