Ethical Issues in the Use of Smartphone Apps for HIV Prevention in Malaysia: Focus Group Study With Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Antoine KhatiJeffrey A WickershamAviana O RosenJeffrey Ralph B LucesNicholas CopenhaverAlma Jeri-WahrhaftigMohd Akbar Ab HalimIskandar AzwaKamal GautamKai Hong OoiRoman ShresthaPublished 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.