ArticleAIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education2017
HIV-Prevention Opportunities With GPS-Based Social and Sexual Networking Applications for Men Who Have Sex With Men.
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- A Systematic Review of Implementation Research on Determinants and Strategies of Effective HIV Interventions for Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States.Annual review of psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Electronic and other new media technology interventions for HIV care and prevention: a systematic review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Pooled it
- Geospatial Approaches to HIV Care: a Scoping Review of Asset Mapping.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2026Article
- Trends in Sexual Health of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men, and Transgender Individuals: Apps Driven Testing Program for HIV and Other STIs in Barcelona, Spain (2016-2023).Journal of community health · 2024Article
- Pandemic upon Pandemic: Middle-Aged and Older Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV Coping and Thriving during the Peak of COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- "My Friends Would Believe My Word": Appropriateness and Acceptability of Respondent-Driven Sampling in Recruiting Young Tertiary Student Men Who Have Sex with Men for HIV/STI Research in Nairobi, Kenya.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Sexual Behaviors and HIV/STI Prevention Strategies Among Sexual Minority Men in Ecuador Who Use Geosocial Networking Apps.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- Project BESPOKE (Integrated Bio-Behavioral Assessment of HIV and STI Among Young Tertiary Student Men Who Have Sex With Men in Nairobi, Kenya): A Respondent-Driven Sampling Survey Protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Mobile App (UPrEPU) to Monitor Adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a User-Centered Approach to Mobile App Design and Development.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Supporting Health Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women With HIV: Lessons Learned From Implementing theHealth promotion practice · 2020Article
- Preliminary Impact of the weCare Social Media Intervention to Support Health for Young Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women with HIV.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2018Article
- Community-Engaged Research as an Approach to Expedite Advances in HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment: A Call to Action.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2018Article
- Hookup App Use, Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Health Among Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2018Article
- Engaged for Change: A Community-Engaged Process for Developing Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2017Article
- weCARE: A Social Media-Based Intervention Designed to Increase HIV Care Linkage, Retention, and Health Outcomes for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Young MSM.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2016Article
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Abstract
The goal of this study was to gain insight on the sexual health needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) who use GPS-based social and sexual networking mobile applications (apps) and the future utility of app-based interventions. A health educator promoted HIV-testing resources in four popular apps used by MSM. Content analysis was used to identify salient themes that emerged from the conversations. Four major themes were identified: (1) soliciting sexual encounters, (2) relationship building, (3) HIV and STI-testing inquiries, and (4) seeking other sexual health information. The results suggest the intervention's social media-based strategy, respect for community culture, and unobtrusive approach was advantageous in establishing credibility and rapport with app users. These results highlight a need for convenient and discreet methods to access accurate sexual health information and suggest that apps provide an alternative, non-traditional venue for sexual health education in addition to HIV testing promotion.
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