Online socializing among men who have sex with men and transgender people in Nairobi and Johannesburg and implications for public health-related research and health promotion: an analysis of qualitative and respondent-driven sampling survey data.
Elizabeth FearonAdam BourneSiyanda TenzaThesla Palanee-PhillipsRhoda KabutiPeter WeatherburnWill NutlandJoshua KimaniAdrian D SmithPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2021)
Most MSM and TG in these cities socialize online regularly. Users reported HIV acquisition risk behaviours, yet this space is not fully utilized for sexual health promotion and research engagement. Effective, safe and acceptable means of using online channels to engage with MSM/TG that account for MSM and TG's strategies and concerns for managing online security should now be explored, as complements or alternatives to existing outreach.
Keyphrases
- men who have sex with men
- hiv testing
- health promotion
- hiv positive
- social media
- health information
- mental health
- healthcare
- south africa
- systematic review
- emergency department
- electronic health record
- cross sectional
- public health
- big data
- machine learning
- antiretroviral therapy
- artificial intelligence
- drug induced
- data analysis