SynthesisCurrent HIV/AIDS reports2020
A Systematic Review of Technology-Assisted HIV Testing Interventions.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 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
- Public Health Implications of Adapting HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Programs for Virtual Service Delivery in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Pooled it
- Pilot Study of a Digital Health Intervention to Increase HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Uptake and Reduce Condomless Sex and Substance Use Among Adolescents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026Trial
- Characterizing the Role of Neighborhood Disadvantage in a Digital PrEP Intervention for Young Sexual and Gender Minority Men.AIDS and behavior · 2026Trial
- A Web-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Intervention (Thrive With Me) in a Community-Recruited Sample of Sexual Minority Men Living With HIV: Results of a Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Examination of Positive Health Check: Implementation Results From a Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Trial.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2022Trial
- Evaluation of the iCARE Nigeria Pilot Intervention Using Social Media and Peer Navigation to Promote HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Among High-Risk Young Men: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- Evaluation of a Community-Based Social Media Campaign for HIV Prevention Among Latino Sexual Minority Men.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of community based HIV screening through targeted intervention project among female sex workers in East Delhi: A mixed methods study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Adaptation of a Protocol to Evaluate Online Recruitment Strategies for Mailing HIV Self-Tests and Pilot an Intervention to Improve Linkage to HIV Prevention and Care Among Transgender Women: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- "Stigma's Every Day, All Day Long": A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences of Overlapping Stigmas and HIV Prevention Service Use Among Women Who Use Drugs.Stigma and health · 2026Article
- Considerations for evaluating pragmatic design elements in digital health intervention trials: the case of Keep It Up! 3.0.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Geographic disparities in late HIV diagnoses in Tennessee: Opportunities for interventions in the rural Southeast.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2024Article
- Supporting treatment adherence for resilience and thriving (START): protocol for a mHealth randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- "I don't see myself represented:" Strategies and considerations for engaging gay male Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander teens in research and HIV prevention services.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Scaling up delivery of HIV services in Africa through harnessing trends across global emerging innovations.Frontiers in health services · 2023Review
- Digital technology and HIV, HCV and STI voluntary counselling and testing: good practice example from Croatia.Central European journal of public health · 2022Article
- Awareness, willingness and barriers to HIV Self-testing (HIVST) among Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru: A web-based cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe purpose of this review is to describe and assess the literature on mobile health (mHealth) and other technology-based HIV testing interventions published in the 5-year period from 2015 to 2020. RECENT
findingsWe identified 18 published technology-based studies, 6 of which were efficacy trials and the remaining 12 were either pilot randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-experimental studies. Most (n = 10) interventions were conducted outside the USA, including countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (n = 4), China (n = 3), Latin America (n = 2), and India (n = 1). All efficacy trials showed some evidence of efficacy, although uptake of HIV testing was low among in intervention trials that consisted of a low number of text messages. Most pilot RCTs demonstrated high levels of feasibility and acceptability, as well as some evidence that the intervention participants benefited more than the control group. Many non-randomized trials similarly reported positive appraisal by study participants. Recommendations for future research and practice by the authors of the studies reviewed here are summarized. Technology-assisted HIV testing interventions may be an important strategy to reach national and global targets for HIV status awareness in the general population and for most at-risk groups. Although there appears to be growing evidence of their benefit, questions linger regarding how to leverage existing social media platforms to promote HIV testing, which interventions work for what populations, and best practices for scaling up mHealth and other technology-based interventions.
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