Willingness to Use the Internet to Seek Information on HIV Prevention and Care among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Background: In Vietnam, men who have sex with men (MSM) are highly affected by HIV and need new targeted HIV prevention strategies. Objectives: To assess the willingness to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care and associated factors among MSM in Ho Chi Minh City. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012. Participants were recruited using a convenience sampling method in venues most frequented by MSM and completed a self-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression models were performed to estimate factors associated with the willingness to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care. Results: A total of 358 MSM were approached for the survey and 222 questionnaires (62.0%) were eligible for analyses. Overall, 76.1% of the respondents reported that they were willing to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care. A number of male partners in last year less than or equal to 3 (Adjusted Odds Ratio: 3.07, 95% Confidence interval: 1.40–6.73), a history of STI screening (4.10, 1.02–16.48) and HIV testing (3.23, 1.20–8.64) and having ever sought a male sexual partner through the Internet (3.56, 1.55–8.18) were significantly positively associated with the willingness to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care. Conclusion: The MSM interviewed in Ho Chi Minh City reported a high willingness to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care. In a context where new media are increasingly considered as promising options for reaching this HIV risk group, further research should be conducted on developing and testing tailored online tools adapted to the needs of Vietnamese MSM

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Factors associated with willingness to use the Internet to seek information on HIV prevention and care among men who have sex with men, 2012, Vietnam.

<p><b>Univariable and adjusted multivariable logistic regression.</b></p><p>OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; aOR: adjusted odds ratio.</p>*<p>The HIV knowledge questions were: 1. A person HIV infected can look healthy outside. 2. HIV can be transmitted by eating a meal with an HIV infected person. 3. A person can get HIV by having anal sex with an HIV infected person. 4. The risk for HIV infection can be reduced by having sex with an uninfected person. 5. The risk for HIV infection can be reduced by always using condoms for anal sex. 6. Showering or washing one's genital /private parts after sex prevents a person from getting HIV. 7. Using Vaseline or baby oil with condoms lowers the chance of getting HIV.</p

Willingness to use the Internet and types of Internet tools to seek information on HIV prevention and care of men who have sex with men, 2012, Vietnam.

*<p>Regarding potential Internet tools, question was: To seek information on HIV prevention/care, would you use.</p><p>-“A website where you can find what you need?”</p><p>- “A chat room where you can have instant message with a health worker?”</p><p>- “Your email box where you can receive HIV prevention/care information?”</p><p>- “Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Foursquare, Tumblr?”</p><p>- “A website where you can read stories about people living with HIV?”</p