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- Use of Smartphones for Social and Sexual Networking among Transgender Women in South India: Implications for Developing Smartphone-based Online HIV Prevention Interventions.
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Smartphone use is increasing among transgender women (TGW), including those who engage in sex work. (English)
BACKGROUND (English)
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Current government-supported HIV prevention interventions focus on physical venue-based outreach among TGW, missing the opportunity to reach them through smartphone-based interventions. (English)
BACKGROUND (English)
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We examined the use of smartphones among TGW, especially in relation to social and sexual networking, and explored their perspectives on their willingness to use smartphone-based HIV prevention interventions. (English)
OBJECTIVE (English)
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Through an exploratory descriptive-interpretive qualitative research design, we conducted 6 focus groups with a purposive sample of 30 TGW (70% in sex work) and 4 key informant in-depth interviews in Chennai and Hyderabad, India. (English)
MATERIALS AND METHODS (English)
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Data were explored using framework analysis. (English)
MATERIALS AND METHODS (English)
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Through smartphones, TGW used social media (e.g., WhatsApp and Facebook) and dating applications for socialization, meeting sexual partners, and entertainment. (English)
RESULTS (English)
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Low-literacy TGW used voice or video messaging. (English)
RESULTS (English)
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TGW expressed interest in receiving short health-related videos and text messages on HIV, mental health, and gender transition. (English)
RESULTS (English)
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At-risk TGW could potentially be reached through smartphone-based online health promotion interventions, but those interventions need to be holistic - moving beyond HIV. (English)
CONCLUSION (English)
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Murali (English)
Shunmugam (English)
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Venkatesan (English)
Chakrapani (English)
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Pushpesh (English)
Kumar (English)
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Debomita (English)
Mukherjee (English)
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Purnima (English)
Madhivanan (English)
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13 August 2024
27 June 2024