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

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

SUBMITTER: Nguyen LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6766471 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature