Integrating a Combination HIV Prevention Intervention Into a Widely Used Geosocial App for Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pilot and Repeated Cross-Sectional Study

作者：Wenting Huang, Kunru Ning, Shi Hao Ernest Koh, Guodong Mi, Fei Yu, Yufen Liu, Daniel Stegmueller, Kimberly A. Powers, Stefan Baral, Patrick S. Sullivan, Aaron J. Siegler · 发表于：JMIR Research Protocols · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.2196/69536 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions、Mobile Health and mHealth Applications、Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

BACKGROUND: HIV disproportionately affects men who have sex with men in China. However, HIV prevention services use among this population remains limited, in part due to concerns of privacy and sexual identity disclosure. These concerns might be addressed through telehealth services. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of Blued+, which integrates an HIV prevention services package into a geosocial networking app commonly used by Chinese men who have sex with men. METHODS: The study design was a single-arm pilot of the Blued+ intervention among men who have sex with men, using repeated cross-sectional surveys of an external population for comparison. For the pilot study, men were recruited from Beijing and Chengdu. A 3-month standard-of-care period with measurement at enrollment and month 0 (baseline) was followed by a 12-month intervention period with measurement at months 3, 6, 9, and 12. During the intervention period, participants received the enhanced version of the Blued app (Blued+) with HIV testing, linkage to care as needed, choice of condoms and condom-compatible lubricants, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services. PrEP was provided through in-app counseling and prescription, followed by lab tests at local clinics and mailed medication. Three cross-sectional surveys in months 0, 6, and 12 were administered to men in Beijing and Chengdu who were not enrolled in another HIV prevention study. These participants had access ...