Higher eHealth Literacy is Associated With HIV Risk Behaviors among HIV-Infected Women Who Use the Internet

eHealth Literacy in People Living with HIV: Systematic Review (Preprint)

“…One cross-sectional study earned a perfect score 8 of 8; [27] the remaining two earned 4 and 6, respectively. [28,29] Potential confounding factors were not identified in these two studies.…”

“…Four studies were conducted in the U.S., [24][25][26][27] two in Uganda, [23,28] and one in Peru. [29] Various study designs were used: cross-sectional, [27][28][29] quasi-experimental, [24][25][26] and a RCT. [23] Two studies identified a theoretical or conceptual framework used in their research.…”

“…[23] Two studies identified a theoretical or conceptual framework used in their research. [23,25] Study participants were recruited from a variety of settings: community-based HIV/AIDS organizations, [25,[27][28][29] HIV hospital settings, [23,26] and both community-based and hospital settings. [24] Overall, HIV-infected adults older than 18 years were included; one study included only people who had advanced immunosuppression (CD4+ T cell count < 350 cells/mm 3 and taking ARTs for at least four years), [28] one included women only, [27] and one involved men who have sex with men (MSM) and/or transgender women (TGW).…”

“…tended to include a large proportion of African American or Black (57-63%) participants [24][25][26][27] in which more than half (54.3%) of the study sample was Caucasian. All but one study [29] reported low educational levels, with 37-65% of participants having less than a high school education.…”

“…Baseline access to mobile phones, computers, and the Internet was fairly high among participants in the U.S., Uganda, and Peru. In the U.S., 87.3-88.9% used a smartphone, [24,27] 58.7-88.9% used a home computer or tablet, [24,27] …”