Use of smartphones for social and sexual networking among transgender women in South India: Implications for developing smartphone-based online HIV prevention interventions

• Main Authors: Murali Shunmugam (Author), Venkatesan Chakrapani (Author), Pushpesh Kumar (Author), Debomita Mukherjee (Author), Purnima Madhivanan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Smartphone use is increasing among transgender women (TGW), including those who engage in sex work. Current government-supported HIV prevention interventions focus on physical venue-based outreach among TGW, missing the opportunity to reach them through smartphone-based interventions. Ob...