地理社交媒体类手机应用程序的使用与男男性行为者感染HIV风险的相关性

Association between use of geo-social media mobile apps and HIV risk among men who have sex with men

通讯技术的进步使得男男性行为者(MSM)的交友方式发生了很大转变。地理社交媒体类(GSN)手机应用程序(App)使交友变得更加方便和快捷的同时,也对MSM用户产生了行为学影响,使用户更容易感染艾滋病病毒(HIV)。因此,用户的安全就显得尤为重要。然而国内大多这类App尚不能将用户安全放在首位。政府应该对此加强监督和管理,无论是政府、App运营商还是普通用户,都应立足维护这类App的环境安全。

Advances in communication technology have greatly changed the social life of men who have sex with men(MSM)in terms of dating or hooking-up.Geosocial networking(GSN)mobile applications(Apps)make dating more convenient and faster.At the same time,it also poses a threat to safer behavior among MSM users,making them more susceptible to HIV infection.Such situation underscores the health security of Apps’users.However,most of these Apps in China are unable to prioritize users’safety.The government should strengthen supervision and management to guarantee the security of the users and maintain the environmental security of such Apps.It is in need of a joint effort by the government,App operators and users.