Adolescents' Perspectives on the Use of a Text Messaging Service for Preventive Sexual Health Promotion
Adolescents' Perspectives on the Use of a Text Messaging Service for Preventive Sexual Health Promotion
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.11.012
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发表时间：
2012-09-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Chung, Paul J.
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作者：
Perry, Raymond C. W.;Kayekjian, Karen C.;Chung, Paul J.
目的：为了了解青少年的观点上使用的预防性的性健康短信service.Methods：26名年龄在15-20岁的青少年被招募从两个青少年诊所在洛杉矶县参加焦点小组。举行了三个重点小组会议。讨论的重点是一种名为“Hookup”的服务每周发送的短信内容，以及使用短信向青少年传递性健康教育的可接受性。代码和主题是从成绩单使用标准的恒定comparison methods.Results：参与者喜欢每周收到有关性健康的短信。他们将他们的享受与信息内容联系起来，信息内容是信息性的（提供相关的和新的信息），简单的（自动限制为小词和短语），社交性的（容易与朋友分享）。与会者还指出了短信的便利性和普遍性，并普遍认为短信的费用不是一个问题。大多数人认为，短信提供了一种隐私感，了解敏感的健康话题，虽然有一些人表示关注耻辱同龄人看到的messages.Conclusions：青少年可能会面临几个障碍，以获得可靠的，有用的，和年龄合适的信息和服务，为他们的健康。使用短信是一种创新的方式，让青少年参与预防性健康学习和实践。短信可以有效地传递健康信息，并为青少年提供一种谨慎的方式来了解重要的健康信息，特别是敏感的话题，如性健康。(c)2012年青少年健康和医学协会。All rights reserved.
Purpose: To understand adolescents' perspectives on the use of a preventive sexual health text messaging service.Methods: Twenty-six adolescents aged 15-20 years old were recruited from two teen clinics in Los Angeles County to participate in focus groups. Three focus groups were held. Discussions focused on the content of the weekly text messages sent by a service called the Hookup, as well as the acceptability of using text messaging to relay sexual health education to adolescents. Codes and themes were developed from transcripts using standard constant comparison methods.Results: Participants enjoyed receiving weekly text messages related to sexual health. They linked their enjoyment to the message content being informative (providing relevant and new information), simple (automatically limited to small words and short phrases), and sociable (easily able to be shared with friends). Participants also pointed to the convenience and ubiquity of text messaging and generally felt that cost of messages was not a concern. Most felt that text messaging provided a sense of privacy for learning about sensitive health topics, although a few expressed concerns about stigma from peers' seeing the messages.Conclusions: Teens may face several barriers to accessing reliable, useful, and age-appropriate information and services for their health. The use of text messaging is an innovative way to engage teens in preventive health learning and practices. Text messaging may allow efficient delivery of health messages and may offer a discreet way for teens to learn important health information, especially for sensitive topics like sexual health. (c) 2012 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.