Clinic-integrated mobile health intervention (“JomPrEP” App) to improve uptake of HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Malaysia: Protocol for an intervention development and multiphase trial

• Main Authors: Shrestha, Roman, Wickersham, Jeffrey A., Khati, Antoine, Azwa, Iskandar, Ni, Zhao, Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Sullivan, Patrick Sean, Jadkarim, Luzan, Eger, William H., Gautam, Kamal, Altice, Frederick L.
• Format: Article
• Published: JMIR Publications Inc. 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine; RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/43973/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic in Malaysia and globally. Cross-cutting prevention strategies such as mobile health (mHealth), particularly smartphone apps, hold great promise for HIV prevention efforts among Malaysian MSM, especially w...