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Development and testing of a mobile application to enhance HIV prevention cascade in Malaysian MSM

The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Funding Fogarty Program

Mobile Health (mHealth)

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

Development and testing of a mobile application to enhance HIV prevention cascade in Malaysian MSM

Principal Institution

University of Connecticut Storrs

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Shrestha, Roman

Project Contact Information

Email: roman.shrestha@uconn.edu

Year(s) Awarded

2020-2025

Country

Malaysia

Project Description

The research focuses on developing and prospectively testing the efficacy of a clinic-affiliated app (myCareLink) to deliver an integrated HIV prevention intervention in Malaysian men who have sex wtih men (MSM). This project will lead to the development of an innovative and culturally tailored app that will promote HIV testing and linkage to PrEP by addressing comorbid psychiatric and substance use disorder (P/SUD) in Malaysian MSM.

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