Ethical Issues in the Use of Smartphone Apps for HIV Prevention in Malaysia: Focus Group Study With Men Who Have Sex With Men.

Antoine Khati Jeffrey A Wickersham Aviana O Rosen Jeffrey Ralph B Luces Nicholas Copenhaver Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig Mohd Akbar Ab Halim Iskandar Azwa Kamal Gautam Kai Hong Ooi Roman Shrestha

Published in: JMIR formative research (2022)

The study's findings highlight the role of ethical concerns related to the use of app-based HIV prevention programs. Given the ever-growing nature of such technological platforms that are intermixed with a complex ethical-legal landscape, mobile health platforms must be safe and secure to minimize unintended harm, safeguard user privacy and confidentiality, and obtain public trust and uptake.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
decision making
health information
healthcare
public health
mental health
big data
emergency department
antiretroviral therapy
social media
artificial intelligence
electronic health record