Social media and HIV: A systematic review of uses of social media in HIV communication

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Taggart, Tamara ^a   Grewe, Mary Elisabeth ^b   Conserve, Donaldson F ^a   Gliwa, Catherine ^b   Isler, Malika Roman ^b,c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; HIV; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEXT MESSAGING; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL NETWORK; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948981368     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4387     Document Type: Review

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