TY - JOUR
T1 - Crowdsourcing to Improve HIV and Sexual Health Outcomes
T2 - a Scoping Review
AU - Tang, Weiming
AU - Ritchwood, Tiarney D.
AU - Wu, Dan
AU - Ong, Jason J.
AU - Wei, Chongyi
AU - Iwelunmor, Juliet
AU - Tucker, Joseph D.
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - Purpose of Review: This review synthesizes evidence on the use of crowdsourcing to improve HIV/sexual health outcomes. Recent Findings: We identified 15 studies, including four completed randomized controlled trials (RCTs), one planned RCT, nine completed observational studies, and one planned observational study. Three of the four RCTs suggested that crowdsourcing is an effective, low-cost approach for improving HIV testing and condom use among key populations. Results from the observational studies revealed diverse applications of crowdsourcing to inform policy, research, and intervention development related to HIV/sexual health services. Summary: Crowdsourcing can be an effective tool for informing the design and implementation of HIV/sexual health interventions, spurring innovation in sexual health research, and increasing community engagement in sexual health campaigns. More research is needed to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of crowdsourcing interventions, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
AB - Purpose of Review: This review synthesizes evidence on the use of crowdsourcing to improve HIV/sexual health outcomes. Recent Findings: We identified 15 studies, including four completed randomized controlled trials (RCTs), one planned RCT, nine completed observational studies, and one planned observational study. Three of the four RCTs suggested that crowdsourcing is an effective, low-cost approach for improving HIV testing and condom use among key populations. Results from the observational studies revealed diverse applications of crowdsourcing to inform policy, research, and intervention development related to HIV/sexual health services. Summary: Crowdsourcing can be an effective tool for informing the design and implementation of HIV/sexual health interventions, spurring innovation in sexual health research, and increasing community engagement in sexual health campaigns. More research is needed to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of crowdsourcing interventions, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
KW - Contests
KW - Crowdsourcing
KW - HIV
KW - Quantitative evidence
KW - Sexual health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066820645&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11904-019-00448-3
DO - 10.1007/s11904-019-00448-3
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066820645
SN - 1548-3568
VL - 16
SP - 270
EP - 278
JO - Current HIV/AIDS Reports
JF - Current HIV/AIDS Reports
IS - 4
ER -
