Young Sean D, Szekeres Greg, Coates Thomas
Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Int J STD AIDS. 2013 Aug;24(8):643-9. doi: 10.1177/0956462413478875. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
This study explores the feasibility of recruiting minority men who have sex with men Facebook users for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention studies and notes demographic and sexual risk behaviours. Facebook-registered men who have sex with men (MSM; N = 118) were recruited using online and offline methods. Participants validated Facebook-user status through using a Facebook Connect (computer science) application. Participants were primarily Latino (60.2%) and African-American (28.0%), with 33.1% using social media to find sex partners. Black MSM social networking users reported engaging in a lower frequency (coefficient = -0.48, p < 0.05) of unprotected receptive anal intercourse compared to Latino MSM. Results suggest that minority social media users can be recruited for HIV studies and that sexual risk behavioural differences exist among minority social networking users. Findings highlight the importance of incorporating technologies into population-focused HIV interventions.
本研究探讨了招募在脸书(Facebook)上的男男性行为少数群体用户参与人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)预防研究的可行性,并记录了人口统计学特征和性风险行为。通过线上和线下方法招募了在脸书注册的男男性行为者(MSM;N = 118)。参与者通过使用脸书连接(计算机科学)应用程序来验证脸书用户身份。参与者主要是拉丁裔(60.2%)和非裔美国人(28.0%),其中33.1%使用社交媒体寻找性伴侣。与拉丁裔男男性行为者相比,黑人男男性行为社交网络用户报告的无保护肛交频率较低(系数 = -0.48,p < 0.05)。结果表明,可以招募少数群体社交媒体用户参与HIV研究,并且少数群体社交网络用户之间存在性风险行为差异。研究结果强调了将技术纳入以人群为重点的HIV干预措施的重要性。