Mitigating HIV health disparities: the promise of mobile health for a patient-initiated solution.

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dc.contributor.authorArya, Monisha
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Disha
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Sajani
dc.contributor.authorStreet, Richard L
dc.contributor.authorGiordano, Thomas Peter
dc.contributor.authorViswanath, Kasisomayajula
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-07T13:25:48Z
dc.date.available2020-02-07T13:25:48Z
dc.date.issued2014-11-13
dc.description.abstractThe HIV epidemic is an ongoing public health problem fueled in part by undertesting for HIV When HIV infected people learn their status many of them decrease risky behaviors and begin therapy to decrease viral load both of which prevent ongoing spread of HIV in the community Some physicians face barriers to testing their patients for HIV and would rather their patients ask them for the HIV test A campaign prompting patients to ask their physicians about HIV testing could increase testing A mobile health mHealth campaign would be a low cost accessible solution to activate patients to take greater control of their health especially populations at risk for HIV This campaign could achieve Healthy People 2020 objectives improve patient physician communication improve HIV testing and increase use of mHealth
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302120
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.digitalsquare.io/xmlui/handle/123456789/13713
dc.relation.uriAmerican journal of public health
dc.subjectClient
dc.subjectAccess to information or data
dc.subjectDemand for services
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHealth education or promotion
dc.subjectDisease diagnosis / Point-of-care diagnostics
dc.subjectDisease prevention
dc.subjectSMS
dc.subjectText
dc.titleMitigating HIV health disparities: the promise of mobile health for a patient-initiated solution.en
dcterms.abstractThe HIV epidemic is an ongoing public health problem fueled in part by undertesting for HIV When HIV infected people learn their status many of them decrease risky behaviors and begin therapy to decrease viral load both of which prevent ongoing spread of HIV in the community Some physicians face barriers to testing their patients for HIV and would rather their patients ask them for the HIV test A campaign prompting patients to ask their physicians about HIV testing could increase testing A mobile health mHealth campaign would be a low cost accessible solution to activate patients to take greater control of their health especially populations at risk for HIV This campaign could achieve Healthy People 2020 objectives improve patient physician communication improve HIV testing and increase use of mHealth
dcterms.contributorArya, Monisha
dcterms.contributorKumar, Disha
dcterms.contributorPatel, Sajani
dcterms.contributorStreet, Richard L
dcterms.contributorGiordano, Thomas Peter
dcterms.contributorViswanath, Kasisomayajula
dcterms.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302120
dcterms.relationAmerican journal of public health
dcterms.subjectClient
dcterms.subjectAccess to information or data
dcterms.subjectDemand for services
dcterms.subjectHIV/AIDS
dcterms.subjectHealth education or promotion
dcterms.subjectDisease diagnosis / Point-of-care diagnostics
dcterms.subjectDisease prevention
dcterms.subjectSMS
dcterms.subjectText
dcterms.titleMitigating HIV health disparities: the promise of mobile health for a patient-initiated solution.en
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