Using Digital Communication Technology to Increase HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Journal of medical Internet research Vol. 22; no. 7; p. e14230
• Main Authors: Veronese, Vanessa, Ryan, Kathleen Elizabeth, Hughes, Chad, Lim, Megan SC, Pedrana, Alisa, Stoové, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor 28.07.2020; JMIR Publications
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adolescent; Adult; AIDS; Cellular telephones; Communication; Communications technology; Computers; Data collection; Digital technology; Disease prevention; End users; Female; Gays & lesbians; Handheld computers; Health promotion; HIV; HIV Infections - prevention & control; HIV Testing - methods; Homosexuality, Male - psychology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Internet; Intervention; Literature reviews; Male; Mass media; Mass Screening - methods; Measurement; Medical tests; Men who have sex with men; Mens health; Meta-analysis; Middle Aged; Observational studies; Original Paper; Patient participation; Prevention programs; Preventive medicine; Random effects; Sexual and Gender Minorities - psychology; Social media; Social Media - standards; Social networks; Subject heading schemes; Systematic review; Tests; Transgender persons; Transgender Persons - psychology; Undiagnosed; Uptake; Young Adult; HIV testing; HIV prevention; men who have sex with men; transgender women; digital technology

HIV continues to disproportionately affect men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW). Undiagnosed HIV is a major driver of HIV transmission rates, and increasing the uptake of regular HIV testing and facilitating timely initiation of HIV treatment is a global HIV prevention priority...