ABSTRACT

Objective

eHealth has growing potential to enhance access to HIV prevention for hard to reach populations, including young Latino immigrant men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States. We examined the feasibility and acceptability of using eHealth tools, specifically social media platforms, to facilitate HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among this population.

Design

We utilized a community sensitive approach to conduct 30 in-depth interviews and five focus groups with young Latino immigrant MSM in Seattle, WA. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis with both data-driven inductive and a priori deductive approaches.

Results

Participants were open to receiving HIV information via social media platforms. Participants recommended that social media content be tailored with their language preferences, cultural norms, and beliefs about HIV testing and PrEP in mind. Further, participants emphasized that content avoid stigmatizing HIV or Latino MSM’s complex identities.

Conclusions

Results have implications for utilizing social media platforms and developing HIV prevention interventions for Latino immigrant MSM. Findings highlight that HIV prevention content should acknowledge how identities as an emerging adult, Latino, immigrant, and MSM, warrant unique consideration.

中文翻译：

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通过电子医疗让男男性行为的拉丁裔移民男性参与艾滋病毒预防：跨社交媒体平台的偏好

摘要

客观的

电子卫生保健在增强难以接触到的人群（包括在美国与男性发生性行为 (MSM) 的年轻拉丁裔移民男性）获得艾滋病毒预防方面具有越来越大的潜力。我们研究了使用电子卫生工具（特别是社交媒体平台）来促进该人群进行艾滋病毒检测和暴露前预防（PrEP）的可行性和可接受性。

设计

我们采用社区敏感的方法，对华盛顿州西雅图的年轻拉丁裔移民 MSM 进行了 30 次深度访谈和 5 个焦点小组。使用主题分析以及数据驱动的归纳法和先验演绎法对数据进行分析。

结果

参与者愿意通过社交媒体平台接收艾滋病毒信息。参与者建议根据他们的语言偏好、文化规范以及对艾滋病毒检测和 PrEP 的信念来定制社交媒体内容。此外，与会者强调，内容应避免污蔑艾滋病毒或拉丁裔男男性行为者的复杂身份。

结论

结果对于利用社交媒体平台和为拉丁裔移民 MSM 制定艾滋病毒预防干预措施具有重要意义。调查结果强调，艾滋病毒预防内容应承认新兴成年人、拉丁裔、移民和男男性行为者的身份值得特别考虑。