Prior use and comfort using WhatsApp for health communication among people living with HIV in urban Panama: A cross-sectional study.

Gabster A, Meng Z, Sabuncu BC, Hightow-Weidman LB, Chávez Sáenz C, Bejarano D, Xavier Hall CD, Cabezas Talavero G, Araúz AB, Tejada V, Solís N, Delgado B, Ibragimov U, Yigit I, Wong FFY, Tratner AE, Payton IK, De La Vega-Taboada E, Flores Millender E

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DOI: 10.1177/20552076261479438
Published: 2026 Jan-Dec
Container: Digital health
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@article{allodium:10.1177/20552076261479438,
  title = {Prior use and comfort using WhatsApp for health communication among people living with HIV in urban Panama: A cross-sectional study.},
  author = {Gabster A and Meng Z and Sabuncu BC and Hightow-Weidman LB and Chávez Sáenz C and Bejarano D and Xavier Hall CD and Cabezas Talavero G and Araúz AB and Tejada V and Solís N and Delgado B and Ibragimov U and Yigit I and Wong FFY and Tratner AE and Payton IK and De La Vega-Taboada E and Flores Millender E},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Digital health},
  doi = {10.1177/20552076261479438},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261479438}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Prior use and comfort using WhatsApp for health communication among people living with HIV in urban Panama: A cross-sectional study.
AU  - Gabster A
AU  - Meng Z
AU  - Sabuncu BC
AU  - Hightow-Weidman LB
AU  - Chávez Sáenz C
AU  - Bejarano D
AU  - Xavier Hall CD
AU  - Cabezas Talavero G
AU  - Araúz AB
AU  - Tejada V
AU  - Solís N
AU  - Delgado B
AU  - Ibragimov U
AU  - Yigit I
AU  - Wong FFY
AU  - Tratner AE
AU  - Payton IK
AU  - De La Vega-Taboada E
AU  - Flores Millender E
PY  - 2026
JO  - Digital health
DO  - 10.1177/20552076261479438
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261479438
ER  -

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A, G., Z, M., BC, S., LB, H., C, C. S., D, B., CD, X. H., G, C. T., AB, A., V, T., N, S., B, D., U, I., I, Y., FFY, W., AE, T., IK, P., E, D. L. V., & E, F. M. (2026). Prior use and comfort using WhatsApp for health communication among people living with HIV in urban Panama: A cross-sectional study.. Digital health. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076261479438

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