Reaching Suburban Men Who Have Sex With Men for STD and HIV Services Through Online Social Networking Outreach

Lampkin, Darryl; Crawley, Adam W.; Lopez, Travis; Mejia, Christopher M.; Yuen, Wesley; Levy, Vivian

doi:10.1097/qai.0000000000000930

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“…Of 72 unique publications identified in our original search, 14 studies [18–19, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*, 25*, 26*, 27*, 28*, 29, 30**, 31**,32*] met the inclusion criteria and were published between April 2015 and March 2017 (Table 1). Inclusion criteria included articles in English that reported data on impact of online interventions in increasing access to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) related information, reaching and engaging online key populations in HIV/STIs awareness and/or demonstrating testing and prevention services uptake.…”

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“…In a RCT of an intervention designed to increase HIV testing among MSM and TG by offering social support (spontaneous interactions delivered by health educators) within 4 geographically focused social media sites, Rhodes and colleagues report a significant increase in self-reported past 12-month HIV testing within intervention communities as compared to control arm (63.7% vs. 42.0%) [24*]. In a suburban California county, passive outreach on Grindr led to a 14-fold increase in MSM reached (in 5-years) for counseling, and 35% (197/562) of engaged users received testing/treatment referrals [25*]. Real-time telemedicine services adopting an unobtrusive approach, where online users contact providers and schedule appointment for a videoconferencing consultation session, are increasingly popular.…”

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Online-to-offline models in HIV service delivery

Anand

Nitpolprasert²,

Phanuphak³

2017

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

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Purpose of review Half the world’s population has access to Internet and technologies, and utilization is near-ubiquitous among providers and key populations. Despite being so well connected; identifying, reaching and linking vulnerable populations to HIV clinical services remains a global challenge. This review highlights the emerging online-to-offline (O2O) models, their potential in scaling-up services, and evaluating impact, and implications for future research. Recent findings Globally, four major types of O2O models have been implemented, primarily in the West and Asia, especially among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TG). These models have varying levels of impact in terms of reach, engagement, participation, linkage, and ability to track and monitor participants, and assess outcomes. Those integrated with offline sites enable seamless transition, dramatically reduce the O2O linkage time and demonstrate high linkage success (>73%). O2O models are ideal for at-risk, stigmatized, criminalized populations and for scaling-up biomedical prevention interventions such as pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis. Summary O2O models represent novel and powerful solutions to reverse the pandemic, and could help fill significant programmatic gaps in tracking individuals through HIV cascades. Providers, especially in resource-limited settings could choose between a variety of current approaches highlighted in this review, and employ no-cost or cost-effective technologies to transform their traditional models and leverage O2O models.

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Online-to-offline models in HIV service delivery

Anand

Nitpolprasert²,

Phanuphak³

2017

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

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“…Several studies found app users to be more likely to report more sexual partners and condomless anal intercourse and to be at increased risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV [6, 8–11]. Sexual health promotion, such as to increase awareness of syphilis and syphilis testing [12], distribute HIV self-test kits [13], and increase linkage to HIV testing and treatment services at a local health department [14], have successfully occurred on these apps. Most of these efforts have occurred on one app in particular, specifically, Grindr, which was the first GPS-based social and sexual networking app of its kind.…”

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Comparing Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Women who Use Grindr, Other Similar Social and Sexual Networking Apps, or no Social and Sexual Networking Apps: Implications for Recruitment and Health Promotion

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Objective Researchers and public health professionals have increased their attention to GPS-based social and sexual networking applications (apps) tailored to gay, bisexual, other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women. These populations continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV in the United States, therefore these apps, in particular Grindr, have become an important sampling venue for the recruitment of HIV-related research participants. As such, it is essential to identify differences among app users to avoid potential sampling bias. This paper seeks to identify differences in MSM and transgender women who use Grindr and those who use other similar apps. Methods A community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach was used to recruit participants online who then completed a 25-item anonymous survey. Five domains were assessed: sociodemographics, HIV testing, sexual risk, substance abuse, and use of GPS-based social and sexual networking apps. Results 457 participants completed surveys. There were significant differences in the sociodemographic characteristics by app use, including age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and outness. After adjusting for the sociodemographic characteristics associated with app use, there were significant differences in HIV risk and substance use between the groups. Conclusion This paper is the first to report on findings that compare MSM and transgender women who report using Grindr to MSM and transgender women who report using other similar apps. GPS-based social and sexual networking apps may offer a valuable recruitment tool for future HIV research seeking to recruit populations at increased risk for HIV or those living with HIV for therapeutic trials. Because of the differences identified across users of different apps, these findings suggest that if researchers recruited participants from just one app, they could end up with a sample quite different than if they had recruited MSM and transgender women from other apps.

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“…The intervention was acceptable and increased the MSM reached for counselling and education by 14-fold. Although 816 MSM made contact with health educators through Grindr, only 14 people actually presented for testing 6. Another multiplatform intervention (A4A Radar, Grindr, Jack’d, Scruff) in North Carolina used a similar model in which health educators created profiles with photos of themselves dressed in business casual attire.…”

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“…Other strengths of this study include the large number of messages sent and the multiplatform nature of the intervention, enabling a broad reach. The study also had a larger proportion of referred people who followed up with testing compared with other similar interventions,6 though the overall number was still small.…”

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