Internet-Based STD/HIV Education for College Students

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请提出了开发 一个基于互联网的大学性病/艾滋病预防教育项目， myStudentbody.com）。性病在美国是流行病。一个 据估计，33%的大学生在某个时候感染了性病。 他们的生活.性传播疾病会对妇女和 男性，包括心脏损害，盆腔炎，宫颈 癌症不孕症和死亡此外，溃疡性和炎症性 性病与艾滋病毒感染的易感性增加有关。有一个 迫切需要方便和有效的性病/艾滋病毒预防教育 为大学生们准备的。使用交互式的、基于Web的技术， 预防计划将得到许多独特功能的支持， 使其成为大学预防性病和艾滋病领域的真正创新， 学生第一阶段涉及概念验证研究，以展示产品 可行性第二阶段将涉及生产和可用性测试的全面 myStudentbody.com（性病/艾滋病毒）网站，进行实地测试， 计划的有效性和满意度测试。如果这样一个程序证明 提高传统教育方法的有效性， 预防行为，大学管理人员和健康教育工作者可能会 认为这是一个理想的和具有成本效益的方式提供健康信息， 大学生 拟定商业应用： 拟议的基于互联网的方案将提供有针对性的干预措施，以减少与性病和艾滋病毒有关的危险行为。尽管性病在大学生中的流行率很高，但很少有项目提供全面的、量身定制的降低风险的方法。如果有效，MyStudentbody.com（STDS/HIV）将在预防性病和相关健康后果方面具有巨大价值。该计划可以通过出版商和/或商品合作伙伴关系提供给各种高等教育机构。这样一个计划的商业潜力将是非凡的，因为每年有超过1400万大学生注册，学生是互联网最频繁的用户之一。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application proposes the development of an Internet-based college STD/HIV prevention education program called myStudentbody.com (STDs/HIV). STDs in the U.S. are of epidemic proportion. An estimated 33 percent of college-age students contract an STD at some point in their life. STDs can produce serious long-term consequences for both women and men, including damage to the heart, pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical cancer, infertility, and death. Furthermore, both ulcerative and inflammatory STDs are associated with increased susceptibility to HIV infection. There is a serious need for easily accessible and effective STD/HIV prevention education for college students. Using interactive, Web-based technology, this secondary prevention program will be supported by a number of unique features that will make it a true innovation in the area of STD and HIV prevention with college students. Phase I involved proof of concept research to demonstrate product feasibility. Phase II will involve production and usability testing of a fully operational myStudentbody.com (STDs/HIV) website, a field test to assess program efficacy, and satisfaction testing. If such a program demonstrates effectiveness over traditional education approaches for increasing practice of preventive behaviors, college administrators and health educators would likely view it as a desirable and cost-effective way to offer health information to college students. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The proposed Internet-based program will provide a targeted intervention to reduce risk behaviors associated with STDs and HIV. Despite the high prevalence of STDs among college students, few programs offer a comprehensive, tailored approach to risk reduction. If effective, MyStudentbody.com (STDS/HIV) will be of enormous value in preventing STDs and associated health consequences. This program could be offered to a variety of institutions of higher education via publisher and/or merchandise partnerships. The commercial potential of such a program would be extraordinary, as there are over 14 million college students enrolled annually and students are among the most frequent users of the Internet.