Mobile App (UPrEPU) to Monitor Adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a User-Centered Approach to Mobile App Design and Development
Journal
JMIR research protocols
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
12
Date Issued
2020-12-01
Author(s)
Strong, Carol
Wu, Huei-Jiuan
Tseng, Yuan-Chi
Yu, Yi-Fang
Liao, Jay Chiehen
Chen, Yi-Wen
Hung, Yi-Chen
Li, Chia-Wen
Huang, Po-Hsien
Ko, Nai-Ying
Ku, Stephane Wen-Wei
Abstract
Daily and on-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been well demonstrated to effectively prevent HIV acquisition for men who have sex with men (MSM). More than half of the MSM PrEP users in Taiwan prefer on-demand PrEP; however, on-demand PrEP involves a complicated dosing regimen because it requires precoital and postcoital dosing and sex events are hard to anticipate. Although there are a growing number of mobile apps designed to improve access to HIV prevention services and HIV medication adherence, few mobile apps focus on adherence to PrEP or are designed to accommodate a complicated, on-demand PrEP dosing schedule.
Subjects
event-driven; men who have sex with men; mobile apps; pre-exposure prophylaxis; sexual behavior; user-centered design approach
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Type
journal article