Archana Krishnan|Enrico Ferro|Damian Weikum|Panagiotis Vagenas|Javier R. Lama|Jorge Sánchez|Frederick L. Altice
Communication technology use and mHealth acceptance among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Peru: implications for HIV prevention and treatment
Yale University|Yale University|Yale University|Yale University|Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación|Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación|Yale University
hiv epidemic peru concentrated among men sex men msm given msm documented early adopters emerging technology examined communication technology access utilization mobile health mhealth acceptance among peruvian msm transgender women tgw order gauge opportunities mhealthenabled hiv interventions convenience sample 359 hivinfected msm tgw recruited three sites lima peru completed standardized assessments alcohol use disorders auds risky sexual behavior antiretroviral therapy art adherence along selfconstructed measures communication technology access utilization mhealth acceptance participants 86 daily access cell phone including smartphones 30 frequent communication activities receiving making calls receiving sending text messages using cell phones 5point likert scale participants expressed interest using mhealth medication reminders 321 sd 132 engaging anonymous online interactions health professionals discuss hivrelated issues 356 sd 133 importantly significant differences found communication technology use mhealth acceptance among participants auds depression suboptimal art adherence associated poor hiv treatment outcomes findings show support implementing mhealthbased intervention strategies using cell phones assess reduce hivrisk behaviors among hivinfected msm tgw