Communication technology use and mHealth acceptance among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Peru: Implications for HIV prevention and treatment

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 273-282

  Krishnan, Archana ^a   Ferro, Enrico G ^a   Weikum, Damian ^a,c   Vagenas, Panagiotis ^a   Lama, Javier R ^b   Sanchez, Jorge ^b   Altice, Frederick L ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL IMPACTA SALUD Y EDUCACIÓN   (Peru)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technology; HIV; Men who have sex with men (MSM); mHealth; Peru

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MOBILE PHONE; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; TRANSGENDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNPROTECTED SEX; ADOLESCENT; AGED; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CELL PHONES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PERU; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84922540580     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2014.963014     Document Type: Article

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