Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)-related Knowledge Seeking among People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in China: Role of Information & Communication Technology (ICT)

Author:

Zhang Yao1,Li Xiaoming2,Qiao Shan2,Zhou Yuejiao3,Shen Zhiyong3

Affiliation:

1. Business School, Department of Information Resources Management, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

2. Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA

3. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, China

Abstract

AbstractThis paper investigated the use of information communication technology (ICT) to seek antiretroviral therapy (ART)-related knowledge among people living with HIV (PLHIV) taking antiretroviral treatment in Guangxi, China. A total 1902 participants who undertook ART and had used ICT were recruited from 12 sites with the highest cumulative HIV incidence. A questionnaire survey was used to collect data on the participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, clinical outcomes, infections in the family and comorbidity, access to healthcare resources, ICT using behavior in HIV management, and ART-related knowledge. The results showed that 15% of the participants had searched HIV-related information online, fewer participants had contacted healthcare providers via computer (1.6%) or text messaging (11.9%), and only 7.7% of the participants had contacted other PLHIV using ICT. Education had a positive impact on the knowledge level of all three categories of ART-related knowledge. Participants with better medication and mechanisms knowledge were more likely to search HIV-related information online and less likely to contact healthcare providers using text messages. Findings of this study suggested that ICT was used as an effective approach to acquire some type of ART-related knowledge. ICT was underutilized in health communication among the PLHIV in this study due to low education level and insufficient eHealth literacy. Future intervention programs should address the customization of the communication tools and focus on improving the education level and eHealth literacy of the PLHIV to better promote ICT as an efficient platform for ART-related knowledge seeking.

Funder

Guangxi Commission on Health and Family Planning

National Institute of Health

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Library and Information Sciences

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