Article ID: | iaor20124372 |
Volume: | 1 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 26 |
End Page Number: | 35 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
Journal: | Health Systems |
Authors: | Winchester Woodrow W, Abel Troy D, Bauermeister Jose |
Keywords: | epidemiology, HIV, human factors |
HIV/AIDS incidence among young men who have sex with men (YMSM), both in the United States and globally, remains a public health priority. Using Activity Theory as a framework, and YMSM as a target population, we examine the intricate three‐way relationship between safer sex (i.e., condom) negotiation, HIV status disclosure behaviors, and the use of computer‐mediated communication applications as a means of seeking sexual partners, particularly casual partners (e.g., one night stands, hookups). We offer a human‐computer interaction (HCI) research framework that could uncover more impactful design opportunities for HIV prevention.