JMIR human factors
Evaluating Acceptance and Use of Digital Health Platforms for Consultation and Medication Delivery Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender People Living With HIV: Cross-Sectional Survey Informed by an Extended UTAUT Approach
By Oluokun EO, Adedoyin FF, Dogan H and 1 others.
Abstract
Background
Digital health platforms can expand access to HIV care, but among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria, adoption is shaped by structural stigma, criminalization, and fear of disclosure as much as by system functionality. Teleconsultation and medication-delivery platforms offer alternative pathways to care, but their acceptance within marginalized populations cannot be assumed and requires empirical investigation.
Objective
This study aimed to examine the factors influencing behavioral intention (BI) to adopt TechAids, a confidentiality-oriented digital health platform designed to support HIV consultation and service access among MSM and transgender individuals in Nigeria, using an extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework.