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A Sexual Health Promotion App For Transgender Women (Trans Women Connected): Development And Usability Study, Christina J. Sun, Kirsten M. Anderson, Tamara Kuhn, Liat Tzvia Mayer, Charles H. Klein
A Sexual Health Promotion App For Transgender Women (Trans Women Connected): Development And Usability Study, Christina J. Sun, Kirsten M. Anderson, Tamara Kuhn, Liat Tzvia Mayer, Charles H. Klein
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Faculty Publications and Presentations
Background: HIV severely impacts the transgender communities in the United States, and transgender women have the highest HIV incidence rates among any identified risk group. Guided by formative research with transgender women and by an expert advisory panel of transgender women, we designed a prototype mobile app to promote HIV prevention among transgender women.
Objective: This study aimed to develop and test the usability and acceptability of the prototype Trans Women Connected mobile app.
Methods: We engaged in a 3-phase prototype development process. After conducting formative research about the health needs of this population, we outlined a theory-based app framework …