Awareness of the Functions of the WeChat-Based Mini-Program “ChaBei”
WeChat-based
SAID
“ChaBei” is a WeChat-based tool to promote HIV testing in Guangzhou, China. Some participants believed in the authenticity and anonymity of HIV e-reports. B1 stated, “I think testing at healthcare facilities will be more accurate than self-testing.” B3 said, “I think Lingnan Center’s e-reports are as reliable as hospitals’ test reports.” Some alters were educated about the functions of “ChaBei” by egos when the egos forwarded them the e-reports. These alters then proceeded to make appointments on “ChaBei” and underwent testing. B1 stated, “My friend said that this place could do the testing for free, so I booked an appointment.” However, some MSM were not familiar with “ChaBei” and expressed that the mini-program was not well advertised and not well known. A1 said, “There are probably few people using this app at the moment, and you need to make advertisements for ChaBei.” Consequently, they were not familiar with the functions of “ChaBei.” A5 said, “I didn’t use this mini-program because I don’t know how to use it.” They were also concerned about privacy problems. A1 said, “I don’t know about the mini-program, so I’m worried about its privacy.” These barriers prevented alters from opening HIV e-reports and using the mini-program to make appointments.