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© 2021 Krishnan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

[...]MSM and TGW with HIV are amongst the most vulnerable and underserved PWH in Malaysia and often unable to benefit from access to government-subsidized ART. The growth of communication technology in Malaysia, thus holds promise in being able to incorporate mHealth strategies and tools in abetting health management and influencing behavior change. [...]there is precedence in the literature that indicates that lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are early adopters of information and communication technologies [19, 20], and hence might benefit from mHealth-enabled interventions. A random sample in this context was deemed to be logistically impractical as MSM and TGW are hard-to-reach populations due to considerable social stigma surrounding sexual minorities and HIV in Malaysia. [...]a convenience approach was utilized [22] by approaching patients at the university clinic and using a research assistant familiar with the MSM and TGW population in Kuala Lumpur. Social support was measured on a 5-point Likert scale using Sherbourne and Stewart’s 19-item social support instrument [29]. Since the population in the present study was both HIV-positive and a sexual minority, two types of stigma were assessed–HIV stigma and sexual orientation stigma.

Details

Title
Assessing mobile technology use and mHealth acceptance among HIV-positive men who have sex with men and transgender women in Malaysia
Author
Krishnan, Archana; Weikum, Damian; Cravero, Claire; Kamarulzaman, Adeeba; Altice, Frederick L
First page
e0248705
Section
Research Article
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Mar 2021
Publisher
Public Library of Science
e-ISSN
19326203
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2504305326
Copyright
© 2021 Krishnan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.