Are HIV smartphone apps and online interventions fit for purpose?

Aneesha Singh; Jo Gibbs; Claudia Estcourt; Pam Sonnerberg; Ann Blandford

doi:10.1145/3079452.3079469

Are HIV smartphone apps and online interventions fit for purpose?

Aneesha Singh, Jo Gibbs, Claudia Estcourt, Pam Sonnerberg, Ann Blandford

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Abstract

Sexual health is an under-explored area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), particularly sexually transmitted infections such as HIV. Due to the stigma associated with these infections, people are often motivated to seek information online. With the rise of smartphone and web apps, there is enormous potential for technology to provide easily accessible information and resources. However, using online information raises important concerns about the trustworthiness of these resources and whether they are fit for purpose. We conducted a review of smartphone and web apps to investigate the landscape of currently available online apps and whether they meet the diverse needs of people seeking information on HIV online. Our functionality review revealed that existing technology interventions have a one-size-fits-all approach and do not support the breadth and complexity of HIV-related support needs. We argue that technology-based interventions need to signpost their offering and provide tailored support for different stages of HIV, including prevention, testing, diagnosis and management.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Digital Health
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	6-15
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450352499
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3079452.3079469
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2017

Keywords

HIV
on-line monitoring
sexual health
apps

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computer Networks and Communications

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10.1145/3079452.3079469

Singh, A. et al (2017) Are HIV smartphone apps and online interventions fit for purpose?
DH '17, July 02-05, 2017, London, United Kingdom © 2017 Copyright is held by the owner/author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Published by ACM, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3079452.3079469
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