title: Ethics issues in social media-based HIV prevention in low- and middle-income countries.
abstract: Questions have been raised regarding participants' safety and comfort when participating in e-health education programs. Although researchers have begun to explore this issue in the United States, little research has been conducted in low- and middle-income countries, where Internet and social media use is rapidly growing. This article reports on a quantitative study with Peruvian men who have sex with men who had previously participated in the Harnessing Online Peer Education (HOPE) program, a Facebook-based HIV education program. The survey assessed participants' ethics-relevant perspectives during recruitment, consent, intervention, and follow-up.
authors.forename: Chingche J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Menacho
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003906:Developing Countries; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000941:ethics*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D061108:Social Media / Q000941:ethics*; D060756:Social Networking; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: HIV/AIDS; ethics; men who have sex with men (MSM); social media; social networking technologies