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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 9/2019

Open Access 01-09-2019 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Substantive Review

A Systematic Review of eHealth Interventions Addressing HIV/STI Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Authors: Long Hoang Nguyen, Bach Xuan Tran, Luis E. C. Rocha, Huong Lan Thi Nguyen, Cui Yang, Carl A. Latkin, Anna Thorson, Susanne Strömdahl

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 9/2019

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Abstract

A systematic review was conducted to summarize and appraise the eHealth interventions addressing HIV/STI prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM), and characterize features of successful eHealth interventions. Fifty-five articles (17 pilots and 38 full efficacy trials) were included with the predominance of web-based interventions in the United States-based settings. Intervention modalities include web-based, short message service (SMS)/text messges/email reminder, online video-based, computer-assisted, multimedia-based, social network, live chat and chat room, virtual simulation intervention, and smartphone applications. Forty-nine eHealth interventions achieved a short-term behaviour change among participants. Four studies were conducted with 12-month follow-ups; and only one of them could maintain the behaviour change over this longer time period which could be due to the lack of booster interventions. Our study suggests that eHealth interventions can achieve short term behaviour change among MSM, however limited interventions could maintain behaviour change over 12 months. Further eHealth intervention strategies to promote HIV prevention among MSM should be conducted and rigorously evaluated.
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Metadata
Title
A Systematic Review of eHealth Interventions Addressing HIV/STI Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
Authors
Long Hoang Nguyen
Bach Xuan Tran
Luis E. C. Rocha
Huong Lan Thi Nguyen
Cui Yang
Carl A. Latkin
Anna Thorson
Susanne Strömdahl
Publication date
01-09-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 9/2019
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02626-1

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