Table 4.
Ethical issues and concerns brought up in focus group discussions regarding mobile health (mHealth) access and regulation (N=23).
| Ethical category themes and subthemes | Mentions, n | ||
| Access to mHealtha technology | N/Ab | ||
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MSMc subpopulations | 10 | |
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College students | 3 |
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Discreet MSM | 3 |
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Low-income MSM | 2 |
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MSM in rural areas | 1 |
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MSM who use drugs | 1 |
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Young MSM | 3 |
| Regulation | 18 | ||
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Endorsement by ministry or NGOd | 3 | |
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App liability or quality control of medication | 1 | |
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Assurance of HIV test kit quality | 2 | |
| App developer | 8 | ||
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Local versus overseas | 4 | |
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Private versus public | 2 | |
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University versus company | 4 | |
amHealth: mobile health.
bN/A: not applicable.
cMSM: men who have sex with men.
dNGO: nongovernmental organization.