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The purpose of this study is to explore the emergence and the growth of Internet health communication research as it applies to HIV / AIDS infection and prevention. For this study, articles focusing on HIV / AIDS prevention and written in English during the period 1996-2006 were collected from the s...

The purpose of this study is to explore the emergence and the growth of Internet health communication research as it applies to HIV / AIDS infection and prevention. For this study, articles focusing on HIV / AIDS prevention and written in English during the period 1996-2006 were collected from the service of Academic Search Premier"s Finding Articles tool using "HIV / AIDS and Internet" as key words. From a total of 203 articles, 95 articles were selected for content analysis under four major content classifications: theory; research method; Web site analysis and evaluation; and closing the digital divide in HIV / AIDS care. Four health communication theories were mostly used to back up the belief that the Internet might be able to prevent HIV / AIDS: network theory; social cognitive theory; health belief model; and person-environment theory. Most of the research is based on a study among young gay men that used both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the association between seeking sex through the Internet and HIV / AIDS transmission risk. There were some practical concerns raised in this study, such as low participation rate, using acronyms and expedient textual abbreviation, ways to recruit participants, interview methods, and various interview settings. Another special focus was the quality of online health information on HIV / AIDS prevention websites in terms of their usability and design. The increasing availability of Internet connections and its information, as well as motivation and behavioral skills-based intervention could close the digital divide in health information for people living with HIV / AIDS. The most important issue was still the use of Internet for reducing or increasing HIV / AIDS risk.

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