Curioso Walter H, Kurth Ann E
School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2007 Sep 12;7:24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-7-24.
Internet tools, cell phones, and other information and communication technologies are being used by HIV-positive people on their own initiative. Little is known about the perceptions of HIV-positive people towards these technologies in Peru. The purpose of this paper is to report on perceptions towards use of information and communication technologies as a means to support antiretroviral medication adherence and HIV transmission risk reduction.
We conducted a qualitative study (in-depth interviews) among adult people living with HIV in two community-based clinics in Peru.
31 HIV-positive individuals in Lima were interviewed (n = 28 men, 3 women). People living with HIV in Peru are using tools such as cell phones, and the Internet (via E-mail, chat, list-serves) to support their HIV care and to make social and sexual connections. In general, they have positive perceptions about using the Internet, cell phones and PDAs for HIV health promotion interventions.
Health promotion interventions using information and communication technology tools among people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings may be acceptable and feasible, and can build on existing patterns of use.
艾滋病毒呈阳性者主动使用互联网工具、手机及其他信息通信技术。在秘鲁，人们对艾滋病毒呈阳性者对这些技术的看法知之甚少。本文旨在报告对使用信息通信技术作为支持抗逆转录病毒药物依从性及降低艾滋病毒传播风险手段的看法。
我们在秘鲁两家社区诊所对成年艾滋病毒感染者进行了一项定性研究（深入访谈）。
在利马采访了31名艾滋病毒呈阳性者（28名男性，3名女性）。秘鲁的艾滋病毒感染者正在使用手机和互联网（通过电子邮件、聊天、邮件列表）等工具来支持他们的艾滋病毒护理，并建立社交和性联系。总体而言，他们对使用互联网、手机和个人数字助理进行艾滋病毒健康促进干预持积极看法。
在资源有限的环境中，对艾滋病毒感染者使用信息通信技术工具进行健康促进干预可能是可接受且可行的，并且可以基于现有的使用模式。
