ReviewCurrent opinion in HIV and AIDS2017
Using technology to support HIV self-testing among MSM.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- Technology-Based HIV Prevention Interventions for Men Who Have Sex With Men: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Direct Access for Patients to Diagnostic Testing and Results Using eHealth: Systematic Review on eHealth and Diagnostics.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of mHealth interventions for HIV prevention and treatment among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Technology-Assisted HIV Testing Interventions.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2020Pooled it
- Testing the Testers: Are Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Receiving Adequate HIV Testing and Counseling Services?Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2019Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Interventions that Promote Frequent HIV Testing.AIDS and behavior · 2019Pooled it
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- Application of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Theory to Explore HIV Self-Testing Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Southwest China.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- A Comparison of Mobile Social Media Promotion and Volunteer-Driven Strategies for Community Organizations Recruiting Men Who Have Sex with Men for HIV Testing in Zhejiang Province, China: Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Large-Scale Survey.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
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- Digital Intervention Services to Promote HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Services: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis-Global Trends and Future Directions.Public health reviews · 2024Review
- Geographic Disparities in Availability of Spanish-Language PrEP Services Among Latino Sexual Minority Men in South Florida.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Article
- Life-time HIV testing among people who inject drugs in Iran: results from the National Rapid Assessment and Response survey.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Are State-Level HIV Testing Policies for Minors Associated With HIV Testing Behavior and Awareness of Home-Based HIV Testing in Young Men Who Have Sex With Men?The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2022Article
- Willingness of health care providers to offer HIV self-testing from specialized HIV care services in the northeast of Brazil.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Outcomes of a community-led online-based HIV self-testing demonstration among cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Global research activity on mathematical modeling of transmission and control of 23 selected infectious disease outbreak.Globalization and health · 2022Article
- The Association Between Social and Spatial Closeness With PrEP Conversations Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2021Article
- Usability Evaluation of the mLab App for Improving Home HIV Testing Behaviors in Youth at Risk of HIV Infection.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2021Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTechnology-based HIV self-testing (HST) interventions have the potential to improve access to HIV testing among gay, bisexual, and other MSM, as well as address concerns about HST use, including challenges with linkage to appropriate follow-up services. This review examines studies that use technology-based platforms to increase or improve the experience of HST among MSM. RECENT
findingsSeven published studies and eight funded studies were included in this review. Comprehensive prevention interventions with free HST kit distribution and interventions that provide free HST kits and support the HST process address a greater number of barriers (e.g., access, correct use of testing kits, and correct interpretation of results) than studies that only distribute free HST kits through technology-based platforms. SUMMARY: By addressing HIV-testing barriers and specific HST concerns, these interventions address a critical need to improve first time and repeat testing rates among MSM. Additional research is needed to determine the efficacy of recent formative HST interventions. If proven efficacious, scale-up of these strategies have the potential to increase HIV testing among MSM via expanded HST uptake.
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