Providing HIV Education and Outreach via Internet Chat Rooms to Men who Have Sex with Men
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2963493 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel A Macmaster, Redford Aquino (0000-0003-3906-5170), Kenneth A Vail |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 145-151 |
| Publication date | 2004-06-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j137v08n02_09 |
| OpenAlex | W2134440789 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This article describes a pilot project that provided Internet-based outreach and HIV educational information to Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM). The project provided services via chat rooms designated for MSM who meet there anonymously for sexual encounters. Services were designed to support behavior changes as well as serving a gateway function for additional services at the host agency. The experiences of the project suggest that the target population may engage in high-risk sexual activity more than what was initially assumed; and that Internet outreach provides a relevant means of conducting outreach to this group
Agency (philosophy · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Internet privacy · Medical education · Men who have sex with men · Outreach · Political science · Population · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |