An mHealth Intervention to Improve Young Gay and Bisexual Men's Sexual, Behavioral, and Mental Health in a Structurally Stigmatizing National Context.
Corina Lelutiu-WeinbergerMonica ManuFlorentina IonescuBogdan DogaruTudor KovacsCristian DorobănțescuMioara PredescuAnthony SuraceJohn E PachankisPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2018)
This first mHealth HIV risk-reduction pilot intervention for YGBM in Eastern Europe indicates preliminary efficacy and strong acceptability and feasibility. This mobile prevention tool lends itself to broad dissemination across various similar settings pending future efficacy testing in a large trial, especially in contexts where stigma keeps YGBM out of reach of affirmative health interventions.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- hiv positive
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- randomized controlled trial
- study protocol
- mental illness
- south africa
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv aids
- middle aged
- human immunodeficiency virus
- healthcare
- hiv infected
- hepatitis c virus
- public health
- physical activity
- current status
- quality improvement
- social support
- phase ii
- health information
- double blind