ArticlePloS one2013
Willingness to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care among men who have sex with men in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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- Using eHealth to engage and retain priority populations in the HIV treatment and care cascade in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review of literature.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Social Media and HIV: A Systematic Review of Uses of Social Media in HIV Communication.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Pooled it
- An Internet-Based, Peer-Delivered Messaging Intervention for HIV Testing and Condom Use Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in India (CHALO!): Pilot Randomized Comparative Trial.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2020Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of implementing HIV and HIV/syphilis dual testing among key populations in Viet Nam: a modelling analysis.BMJ open · 2022Article
- A qualitative assessment in acceptability and barriers to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men: implications for service delivery in Vietnam.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- An exploratory assessment of the preference for eHealth interventions to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men in Hanoi, Vietnam.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Mobile Health App for Self-Learning on HIV Prevention Knowledge and Services Among a Young Indonesian Key Population: Cohort Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
- From conventional to disruptive: upturning the HIV testing status quo among men who have sex with men in Vietnam.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2018Article
- Finding Sex Partners Through Social Media Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Hanoi, Vietnam.Journal of community health · 2018Article
- Playing and Never Testing: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Among App-Using MSM in Southeast Asia.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2017Article
- Human Trafficking and Emerging Sex Risk Environments in Vietnam: A Preliminary Profile of a Sex Work "Shared House".Journal of human trafficking · 2017Article
- Providing comprehensive health services for young key populations: needs, barriers and gaps.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundIn Vietnam, men who have sex with men (MSM) are highly affected by HIV and need new targeted HIV prevention strategies.
objectivesTo assess the willingness to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care and associated factors among MSM in Ho Chi Minh City.
methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012. Participants were recruited using a convenience sampling method in venues most frequented by MSM and completed a self-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression models were performed to estimate factors associated with the willingness to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care.
resultsA total of 358 MSM were approached for the survey and 222 questionnaires (62.0%) were eligible for analyses. Overall, 76.1% of the respondents reported that they were willing to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care. A number of male partners in last year less than or equal to 3 (Adjusted Odds Ratio: 3.07, 95% Confidence interval: 1.40-6.73), a history of STI screening (4.10, 1.02-16.48) and HIV testing (3.23, 1.20-8.64) and having ever sought a male sexual partner through the Internet (3.56, 1.55-8.18) were significantly positively associated with the willingness to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care.
conclusionThe MSM interviewed in Ho Chi Minh City reported a high willingness to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care. In a context where new media are increasingly considered as promising options for reaching this HIV risk group, further research should be conducted on developing and testing tailored online tools adapted to the needs of Vietnamese MSM.
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