Mobile Health Promotion of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Self-testing in the United States

Overview

Journal Mhealth

Publisher AME Publishing Company

Date 2020 Mar 20

PMID 32190621

Citations 11

Authors

Jamie S Ko

Chrysovalantis Stafylis

Jeffrey D Klausner

Affiliations

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Abstract

Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing could overcome barriers associated with traditional HIV testing and increase people's awareness of their serostatus. Mobile health, which utilizes mobile wireless technology, could alleviate concerns associated with HIV self-testing and increase access to this screening test.

Methods: We conducted a PubMed, Google Scholar, and Google search to identify research studies and public health programs in the United States that used mobile health to provide HIV self-testing kits for participants. Nine research studies and two public health programs in the United States met the inclusion criteria and were included in the narrative review.

Results: Mobile health interventions delivered through online platforms and smartphone apps tailored towards high-risk populations could promote HIV self-testing distribution, pre- and post-test counseling, and linkage to follow-up care.

Conclusions: Given mobile health's potential to encourage HIV self-testing, prevention, and treatment among high-risk communities, we included recommendations that incorporated this mode of HIV self-testing into public health programs to appropriately address the HIV epidemic in the United States.

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