Study Findings:
Based on this study of 415 participants, people are most likely to use an AI-based HIV/STI risk assessment tool called MySTIRisk if it's free and highly accurate (above 90%), with the option to receive pathology request forms for testing at home. Our study identified two main user groups: "Precisionists" (66%) who prioritise accuracy, and "Economists" (34%) who prioritise low cost, suggesting that keeping the tool free and maintaining high accuracy are essential for widespread adoption and effective STI prevention.
About the study
The Melbourne Sexual Health Centre has developed an online tool called MySTIRisk to estimate your risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Before making MySTIRisk publicly available, we want to understand people's preferences to ensure it best meets community needs.
Who’s eligible
You are eligible if you
- are 18 years old and above.
- have been sexually active in the past 12 months.
What’s involved
- Complete a 10-minute anonymous online survey.
- Answer questions about your preferences for features of MySTIRisk (e.g. cost, speed, accuracy, anonymity)
- Review hypothetical scenarios and indicate your preferred options.
- No identifying information will be collected.
- Participants will be eligible to participate in the drawing for ten $50 vouchers.
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Publications
Preferences for attributes of an artificial intelligence-based risk assessment tool for HIV and sexually transmitted infections: a discrete choice experiment.
Latt PM, Soe NN, King AJ, Lee D, Phillips TR, Xu X, Chow EPF, Fairley CK, Zhang L, Ong JJ.
(2024), BMC Public Health,