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Stigmatizing and de-Stigmatizing Properties of Web Apps for Sexual Health-Related Conditions: A Scoping Review
Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai1, A Fuchsia Howard1, Leanne M Currie1
1School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Objective:
To review the literature that has examined stigma in relation to the design, impact, and ways web apps can alleviate or aggravate sexual health-related stigma.
Methods:
Six databases were searched and 17 studies met the inclusion criteria.
Results:
While two studies were randomized controlled trials, most studies were descriptive or qualitative. Stigma may be alleviated in web apps through sharing stigma-related experiences, receiving emotional support, and providing anonymous virtual connections Yet, stigma may be aggravated by implied disclosure, inappropriate content, and stigma by association.
Conlcusions:
While web apps were able to address stigma to some extent, some strategies employed inadvertently aggravated stigma.
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