CELL PHONE-BASED SEXUAL HEALTH COMMUNICATION AMONG (YMSM)

这个子项目是利用资源的许多研究子项目之一。 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。对子项目的主要支持 子项目的首席调查员可能是由其他来源提供的， 包括美国国立卫生研究院的其他来源。为子项目列出的总成本可能 表示该子项目使用的中心基础设施的估计数量， 不是由NCRR赠款提供给次级项目或次级项目工作人员的直接资金。 摘要 在拟议的跨学科社会/行为和社区研究中，Sheba George博士(CDU)和Matt Mutcler博士(APLA)将评估使用基于健康信息技术(HIT)的干预措施(即手机短信)的可接受性，以促进对与男性发生性行为的年轻男性(YMSM)及其朋友进行性健康沟通的培训。我们制定了以下具体目标： 1.通过分析以前收集的关于基督教男同性恋者及其朋友之间的性健康交流的定性数据，找出在这一人群中用于手机干预的知识和相关性健康交流主题方面的差距，以寻找需要解决的相关背景因素。 2.调查青少年男男性接触者及其朋友对手机传播性健康资讯及预防爱滋病毒及滥用药物的具体讯息的接受程度。 为了实现这些目标，我们提出了一个两阶段、多方法的研究。首先，对于特定的目标1，我们将对Mutchler博士收集的年轻男同性恋者及其最好的朋友的访谈中现有的定性数据集进行二次数据分析，以开发可用于与YMSM及其朋友进行热门交流的公共卫生信息。对于特定的目标2，我们将对YMSM和他们最好的男同性恋朋友进行按种族分层的焦点小组访谈，以测试将基于手机的短信纳入性健康干预的可接受性，以及信息的可接受性。我们将对拥有最好男同性恋朋友的非裔美国YMSM进行6次焦点小组访谈(N=每组6至8名参与者)，并对拥有最好男同性恋朋友的拉丁裔YMSM进行6次焦点小组访谈(N=6至8名参与者)。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. Abstract In the proposed cross-disciplinary social/behavioral and community study, Dr. Sheba George (CDU) and Dr. Matt Mutcler (APLA) will evaluate the acceptability of using a health information technology (HIT) based intervention, namely cell phone text messaging, to facilitate the training of young men who have sex with men (YMSM) and their friends in communication about sexual health. We have developed the following Specific Aims: 1. To identify gaps in knowledge and relevant sexual health communication topics for use with cell phone-based interventions in this population by analyzing previously collected qualitative data on sexual health communication among YMSM and their friends for relevant contextual factors that need to be addressed. 2. To examine the acceptability of cell phone-based sexual health communication and specific messages about HIV prevention and substance abuse among young MSM and their friends. To accomplish these aims, we propose a two-phase, multimethod study. First for specific aim 1, we will conduct a secondary data analysis of an existing qualitative dataset from interviews with young gay men and their best friends collected by Dr. Mutchler to develop public health messages that may be used in HIT communications with YMSM and their friends. For specific aim 2, we will conduct focus group interviews, stratified by race, with YMSM and their best gay male friends to test acceptability of incorporating cell phone based text messaging in a sexual health intervention and also acceptability of the messages. We will conduct 6 focus group interviews with African American YMSM who have best gay male friends (N=6 to 8 participants per group) and also 6 focus group interviews with Latino YMSM who have best gay male friends (N=6 to 8 participants per group).