The Use of New Media to improve Access to Sexual Reproductive Health Services among Young Black Males in a Community-Based Setting

项目摘要/摘要 这项建议的K奖旨在促进我作为一名独立调查员的发展；以及 支持我的新媒体研究计划，以减少性传播感染并改善 在城市环境中为年轻黑人男性获得性健康服务，从而改善广泛的 健康结果。目前的情况是，根据疾病控制和预防中心[CDC]的数据，性 传播感染(STI)是美国面临的重大健康挑战。每年， 大约有2000万人被诊断为性传播感染。性传播感染在年轻人中发生的比例不成比例 年龄在13-24岁之间。在这一群体中，18至24岁的年轻黑人男性忍受着性行为的损害 生殖健康(SRH)与他们的非黑人同龄人相比不达标。最近的证据 记录各种形式的新媒体在促进安全性行为和性传播感染方面的潜在力量 在这一人群中进行预防。这项研究的目的是考察新媒体是否能够积极地提供信息， 教育和接触年轻黑人男性，从而改善获得性生殖保健的机会 和安全性行为。为了实现我的职业目标，我需要额外的(1)高级培训 数据分析方法培训；(2)混合方法研究；(3)设计和实施 干预措施。强大的指导团队将帮助解决我的知识差距，并支持我的成长 一个独立的调查员，确保我在这个严格的过程中达到每一个里程碑。建议数 研究将采用一种创新的方法。这包括从一个 以理发店为基础的非裔美国人/黑人青年降低艾滋病毒/性传播疾病风险(目标1)，深入 采访和社交媒体数据挖掘，这将涉及到使用 自然语言处理(目标2)，最后是评估可行性和可接受性的试点干预 将包括一项社交媒体活动和城市环境中为 目前这一人群的健康促进和降低风险(目标3)。干预措施将被设计为 在社区中易于传播和获取。在结论中，优化的干预措施将是 准备在大规模随机对照试验中进行评估。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The purpose of this proposed K-Award is to promote my development as an independent investigator; and support my program of research involving new media to reduce sexually transmitted infections and improve access to sexual health services for young Black males in urban settings, thereby improving a broad range of health outcomes. As it stands, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a significant health challenge facing the United States. Each year, approximately 20 million individuals are diagnosed with an STI. STIs occur disproportionately in young people ages 13-24. Within this population, young Black males between 18-24 endure compromised sexual reproductive health (SRH) that is substandard compared to that of their non-Black peers. Recent evidence documents the potential power of various forms of new media to promote safer sex behaviors and STI prevention among this population. This study aims to examine if new media can positively inform, educate, and reach young Black males, resulting in improved access to sexual reproductive healthcare and safe sex behaviors. To achieve my career goals, I need additional training in (1) advanced methodological training in data analysis, (2) mixed methods research (3) designing and implementing interventions. The strong mentoring team will help to address my knowledge gaps and support my growth as an independent investigator, ensuring that I reach each milestone during this rigorous process. The proposed research will apply an innovative methodology. This includes conducting a secondary analysis from a Barbershop-Based HIV/STD Risk Reduction for African American/Black Young Men (Aim 1), in-depth interviewing, and social media data mining that will involve transcribing a large body of social media data using natural language processing (Aim 2), and finally a pilot intervention to assess feasibility and acceptability that will include a social media campaign and community partners in an urban setting who have contributed to the current health promotion and risk reduction of this population (Aim 3). The intervention will be designed to be easily disseminated and accessible in the community. At the conclusion, the optimized intervention will be ready to be evaluated in a large-scale randomized controlled trial.