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mHealth for pre-exposure prophylaxis adherence by young adult men who have sex with men.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Weitzman, Patricia Flynn Zhou, Yi Kogelman, Laura Rodarte, Sarah Vicente, Sara Romero Levkoff, Sue E.
Copyright Year	2021
Abstract	Background Young adult men who have sex with men (YMSM) are at increased risk for HIV, especially minority YMSM. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a breakthrough daily pill to prevent HIV. Consistent adherence is key to PrEP effectiveness, which is why the CDC recommends adherence support be provided to all PrEP patients. Mobile health can overcome barriers to the delivery of adherence support, particularly for YMSM who may be most in need of it due, at least in part, to their young age. Methods We created a culturally- and developmentally-sensitive PrEP adherence mobile app (called “Dot”) that was tailored for culturally-diverse young adult MSM. After formative research and usability testing, we conducted a 6-week pre-post study to evaluate the impact of Dot on self-reported PrEP adherence, PrEP treatment self-efficacy, PrEP knowledge, and intention to practice safe sex among culturally-diverse YMSM, age 20–29. Results At 6 weeks, there were significant improvements in PrEP adherence, PrEP self-efficacy, and intention to practice safe sex. PrEP knowledge scores did not significantly change. Conclusions The Dot app proved feasible and effective at improving PrEP adherence among culturally-diverse YMSM. Moreover, the app had a high-degree of user appeal, which is foundational to success of an mhealth intervention.
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Volume Number	7
DOI	10.21037/mhealth-20-51
PubMed Central reference number	PMC8326962
PubMed reference number	34345621
Journal	mHealth
e-ISSN	23069740
Language	English
Publisher	AME Publishing Company
Publisher Date	2021-07-20
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	2021 mHealth. All rights reserved.
Subject Keyword	HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) men who have sex with men (MSM)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Informatics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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