Acceptability of an mHealth App That Provides Harm Reduction Services Among People Who Inject Drugs: Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Harm reduction services reduce the negative consequences of drug injection and are often embedded within syringe service programs (SSPs). However, people who inject drugs (PWID) suboptimally engage with such services because of stigma, fear, transportation restrictions, and limited hours of operation. Mobile health (mHealth) apps may provide an opportunity to overcome these barriers and extend the reach of SSPs beyond that of the traditional brick-and-mortar models.

Objective

This study aims to assess the prevalence of smartphone ownership, the level of comfort in providing the personal information required to use mHealth apps, and interest in using an mHealth app to access harm reduction services among PWID to guide the development of an app.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Shelby T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8319773 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature