Information Communication Technology (ICT) use among PLHIV in China: A promising but underutilized venue for HIV prevention and care
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Highlights：
• This study surveyed 2987 people living with HIV on their ICT use behavior from Guangxi, China. Among the participants, 78.7% (n = 2347) never used a computer, but 86.9% (n = 2587) owned a cellphone.
• Less than half of the participants reported ever using ICT for HIV management. Only 26.2% of them intended to join a web-based HIV prevention program.
• Future intervention program should consider using cellphone as a media platform to promote HIV care and prevention in China. Social media should also be considered as a promising platform for health intervention.
• HIV prevention efforts need to be made to expand current infrastructure in terms of ICT and increase health literacy of the people living with HIV in China.
摘要
•This study surveyed 2987 people living with HIV on their ICT use behavior from Guangxi, China. Among the participants, 78.7% (n = 2347) never used a computer, but 86.9% (n = 2587) owned a cellphone.•Less than half of the participants reported ever using ICT for HIV management. Only 26.2% of them intended to join a web-based HIV prevention program.•Future intervention program should consider using cellphone as a media platform to promote HIV care and prevention in China. Social media should also be considered as a promising platform for health intervention.•HIV prevention efforts need to be made to expand current infrastructure in terms of ICT and increase health literacy of the people living with HIV in China.
论文关键词：ICT,Computer use,PLHIV,HIV prevention and care
论文评审过程：Received 11 May 2017, Accepted 13 September 2017, Available online 22 September 2017, Version of Record 22 September 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2017.09.003
