How Little Do We Know about HIV and STIs Prevention? Results from a Web-Based Survey among the General Population.
Andrea De VitoAgnese ColpaniBeatrice ZauliMaria Chiara MeloniMarco FoisVito FioreGiovanni Antonio PintusVincenzo Gesualdo NardiSergio BabudieriGiordano MadedduPublished in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
Our study reveals several gaps in general population awareness about HIV and STIs, especially among people aged over 50 years old. Most participants stated that the questionnaire was a learning opportunity. These data suggest that improvement of knowledge could start from easy-to-dispose medium, such as surveys and questionnaires delivered through social media. Furthermore, particular attention should be paid to population segmentation and campaign tailoring to enhance interventions effectiveness. Our data reinforce the need for more informational and educational campaigns tailored to the specific segments of the population.
Keyphrases
- social media
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- cross sectional
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- electronic health record
- hiv aids
- health information
- men who have sex with men
- healthcare
- big data
- randomized controlled trial
- psychometric properties
- deep learning
- systematic review
- convolutional neural network
- working memory
- machine learning
- smoking cessation