Table II.
Perceptions of a smartphone application intervention to facilitate access to HIV prevention and care services among Black men who have sex with men in the District of Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 2014 (N=93)a.
| n (%)b | median (IQR)c | |
|---|---|---|
| Items Referring to the Mobile App Module on Communication with Health Care Providers | ||
| C1. I would use this app if it were free | 69 (81.2) | 91 (72 – 100) |
| C2. It would be easier to get the medical services I need if I had this app | 66 (79.5) | 79 (52 – 94) |
| C3. I would be more likely to get support in getting health insurance | 53 (65.4) | 68 (50 – 91) |
| C4. It would be easier to remember to tell the doctor what I need at my visit | 75 (88.2) | 87 (69 – 98) |
| C5. It would be easier to ask for an HIV test if I had this app | 47 (58.8) | 71 (40 – 93) |
| C6. It would be easier to ask the doctor for routine preventive care (like flu shots) | 59 (73.8) | 79 (50 – 92) |
| C7. I would be more comfortable talking with my health care provider | 57 (70.4) | 72 (50 – 94) |
| Items Referring to the Mobile App Module on Sexual Health | ||
| S1. I would use this app if it were free | 74 (87.1) | 88 (70 – 100) |
| S2. It would be easier to get the sexual health services I need if I had this app | 73 (86.9) | 77 (58 – 95.5) |
| S3. It would be easier to talk about sex with my medical provider if I had this app | 69 (82.1) | 73.5 (53 – 92) |
| S4. It would be easier to remember to tell the doctor what I need at my visit | 73 (86.9) | 83.5 (62.5 – 97.5) |
| S5. I would be more likely to ask about PrEP if I had this app | 59 (71.1) | 68 (50 – 94) |
| S6. I would be more likely to ask about condoms if I had this app | 52 (62.7) | 65 (47 – 90) |
| S7. I would be more likely to get an HIV test if I had this app | 56 (68.3) | 72 (49 – 90) |
a
Participants included 91 self-identified males, one self-identified transgender woman, and one self-identified intersex individual.
b
Agreement with each item is dichotomized as a response ≥51 on a visual analogue scale from 0 to 100. The sum of response frequencies is less than 93 due to missing values.
c
The median and interquartile range are presented for each item measured on a visual analogue scale from 0 (i.e., no agreement) to 100 (i.e., complete agreement).