2019
Use of Smartphone to Seek Sexual Health Information Online Among Malaysian Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): Implications for mHealth Intervention to Increase HIV Testing and Reduce HIV Risks
Shrestha R, Lim SH, Altice FL, Copenhaver M, Wickersham JA, Saifi R, Ab Halim MA, Naning H, Kamarulzaman A. Use of Smartphone to Seek Sexual Health Information Online Among Malaysian Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): Implications for mHealth Intervention to Increase HIV Testing and Reduce HIV Risks. Journal Of Community Health 2019, 45: 10-19. PMID: 31375976, PMCID: PMC6957731, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-019-00713-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual health informationHIV testingHealth informationOnline sexual health informationSexual partnersRecent HIV testingHigh-risk MSMHIV/STIsHIV risk behaviorsHIV prevention activitiesCross-sectional online surveyHealth Information OnlineMalaysian MSMSTI preventionIndependent correlatesGeosocial networking appsHIV riskMHealth interventionsMHealth strategiesMHealth toolsRisk behaviorsOlder ageLogistic regressionMSMPrevention activities
2015
Validation of the ‘drinking expectancy questionnaire for men who have sex with men’ in Peru
Vagenas P, Wickersham JA, Calabrese SK, Lama JR, Benites CM, Pun M, Sanchez J, Altice FL. Validation of the ‘drinking expectancy questionnaire for men who have sex with men’ in Peru. Drug And Alcohol Review 2015, 34: 559-566. PMID: 26120824, PMCID: PMC4795987, DOI: 10.1111/dar.12282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransgender womenRisky sexual behaviorIntervention targetsHigh-risk MSMSexual behaviorAlcohol use disorderHigh-risk behaviorsSpanish versionPotential intervention targetsPeruvian MSMHIV epidemicGeneral populationUse disordersClinical practiceMSMShort instrumentTwo-factor structureFurther screeningProblematic drinkingExpectancyMenExploratory factor analysisExpectancy QuestionnairePopulationLarge population