Internet-Based STD/HIV Education for College Students

描述(申请人提供)：本申请提出开发 一个基于互联网的大学性病/艾滋病毒预防教育项目 MyStudentbody.com(性病/艾滋病)。在美国，性传播疾病的流行比例很高。一个 据估计，33%的大学适龄学生在年的某个时候感染了性病 他们的生活。性传播疾病会对女性和 男性，包括心脏受损、盆腔炎、宫颈 癌症、不孕不育和死亡。此外，溃疡性和炎症性 性传播疾病与艾滋病毒感染的易感性增加有关。有一个 迫切需要易于获得和有效的性传播疾病/艾滋病毒预防教育 对大学生来说。使用基于Web的交互式技术，这一次要的 预防计划将得到许多独特功能的支持，这些功能将 使其成为STD和HIV预防领域的一项真正的创新 学生们。第一阶段涉及概念验证研究，以演示产品 可行性。第二阶段将涉及生产和可用性测试， 运营myStudentbody.com(性病/艾滋病)网站，现场测试评估 计划有效性和满意度测试。如果这样的程序演示了 比传统教育方法更有效地增加实践 预防行为，大学管理者和健康教育者很可能 将其视为向以下人员提供健康信息的理想且经济高效的方式 大学生。 建议的商业应用： 拟议的基于互联网的计划将提供有针对性的干预，以减少与性传播疾病和艾滋病毒相关的危险行为。尽管性传播疾病在大学生中的流行率很高，但很少有项目提供全面的、量身定做的方法来降低风险。如果有效，MyStudentbody.com(STDS/HIV)在预防性病和相关的健康后果方面将具有巨大的价值。这一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。这样一个项目的商业潜力将是非同寻常的，因为每年有超过1400万大学生注册，而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.