User Preferences for an mHealth Approach to Support HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to HIV Prevention or Care Services for MSM in China-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

User Preferences for an mHealth Approach to Support HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to HIV Prevention or Care Services for MSM in China

Published:2021-12 Issue:6 Volume:33 Page:534-550
ISSN:0899-9546
Container-title:AIDS Education and Prevention
language:en
Short-container-title:AIDS Education and Prevention

Author:

Lu Xiaoyan¹,Gao Pan²,Wang Xiaodong³,Wang Xia⁴,Zhao Xiuping⁵,He Qinying⁶,Zhang Hongbo¹,Wang Jun¹,Sun Yehuan¹,Liu Tao⁷,Sun Shufang⁷,Yang Cui⁸,Zaller Nickolas⁹,Zhang Zhihua¹,Operario Don⁷

Affiliation:

1. School of Public Health at Anhui Medical University, University of Hefei, China.

2. Hefei Youth Social Organization, Hefei, China.

3. Chengdu Tongle Health Counseling Service Center, Chengdu, China.

4. Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Wuhan, China.

5. Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Suzhou, China.

6. Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Chengdu, China.

7. School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

8. Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

9. Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Abstract

This research qualitatively explored user preferences for an app-based mHealth approach to support HIV self-testing and linkage to HIV prevention or care services developed for men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. We conducted 12 online focus group discussions with MSM participants (N = 48) about their preferences for using an app to meet their HIV self-testing and service linkage needs. Data were examined using thematic analysis. Participants specified four domains to align program delivery with their preferences for app-based intervention: (1) expanding HIV prevention/antiretroviral therapy concepts beyond basic knowledge; (2) enhancing the style and presentation of app-based messages; (3) incorporating interactive and dynamic app-engagement features; and (4) creating a “one station” app that covers the continuum of HIV services. Given the changing landscapes of HIV knowledge and community/user preferences for app-based interaction, findings underscore how engagement with end-user participants is essential to optimize mHealth interventions for HIV.

Publisher

Guilford Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Health (social science)

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