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- ItemAcceptability of smartphone application-based HIV prevention among young men who have sex with men.(2014-01-29) Holloway, Ian W; Rice, Eric; Gibbs, Jeremy; Winetrobe, Hailey; Dunlap, Shannon; Rhoades, HarmonyYoung men who have sex with men YMSM are increasingly using mobile smartphone applications apps such as Grindr to meet sex partners A probability sample of 195 Grindr using YMSM in Southern California were administered an anonymous online survey to assess patterns of and motivations for Grindr use in order to inform development and tailoring of smartphone based HIV prevention for YMSM The number one reason for using Grindr 29 was to meet hook ups Among those participants who used both Grindr and online dating sites a statistically significantly greater percentage used online dating sites for hook ups 42 compared to Grindr 30 Seventy percent of YMSM expressed a willingness to participate in a smartphone app based HIV prevention program Development and testing of smartphone apps for HIV prevention delivery has the potential to engage YMSM in HIV prevention programming which can be tailored based on use patterns and motivations for use
- ItemIncorporating guidelines for use of mobile technologies in health research and practice.(2014-06-10) Young, Sean D; Holloway, Ian W; Swendeman, DallasThis commentary aims to create initial recommendations to guide researchers decisions on the development and use of mobile technologies for public health research We recommend that mobile technologies for public health research should be scalable and sustainable draw on social psychological and or behavioral theoretical models be able to be integrated with multiple communication devices incorporate social network and or geographic metrics and take a community based participatory approach to development and implementation All of these approaches are discussed
- ItemSpatial Distribution of Partner-Seeking Men Who Have Sex With Men Using Geosocial Networking Apps: Epidemiologic Study.(0000-00-00) Algarin, Angel B; Ward, Patrick J; Christian, W Jay; Rudolph, Abby E; Holloway, Ian W; Young, April MBACKGROUND Geosocial networking apps have made sexual partner seeking easier for men who have sex with men raising both challenges and opportunities for human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted infection prevention and research Most studies on men who have sex with men geosocial networking app use have been conducted in large urban areas despite research indicating similar patterns of online and app based sex seeking among men who have sex with men in rural and midsize cities OBJECTIVE The goal of our research was to examine the spatial distribution of geosocial networking app usage and characterize areas with increasing numbers of partner seeking men who have sex with men in a midsize city in the South METHODS Data collection points n 62 were spaced in 2 mile increments along 9 routes 112 miles covering the county encompassing the city At each point staff logged into 3 different geosocial networking apps to record the number of geosocial networking app users within a 1 mile radius Data were collected separately during weekday daytime 9 00 AM to 4 00 PM and weekend nighttime 8 00 PM to 12 00 AM hours Empirical Bayesian kriging was used to create a raster estimating the number of app users throughout the county Raster values were summarized for each of the county s 208 Census block groups and used as the outcome measure ie geosocial networking app usage Negative binomial regression and Wilcoxon signed rank sum tests were used to examine Census block group variables eg median income median age associated with geosocial networking app usage and temporal differences in app usage respectively RESULTS The number of geosocial networking app users within a 1 mile radius of the data collection points ranged from 0 to 36 during weekday daytime hours and 0 to 39 during weekend nighttime hours In adjusted analyses Census block group median income and percent Hispanic ethnicity were negatively associated with geosocial networking app usage for all 3 geosocial networking apps during weekday daytime and weekend nighttime hours Population density and the presence of businesses were positively associated with geosocial networking app usage for all 3 geosocial networking apps during both times CONCLUSIONS In this midsize city geosocial networking app usage was highest in areas that were more population dense were lower income and had more businesses This research is an example of how geosocial networking apps geospatial capabilities can be used to better understand patterns of virtual partner seeking among men who have sex with men