Ybarra M, Last Prescott T, Philips G, Bull S, Parsons J, Mustanski B. Iteratively developing an mHealth HIV prevention program for sexual minority adolescent men. AIDS & Behavior. 2016; 20 (6): 1157–1172. dio: 10.1007/s10461-015-1146-3 Abstract: Five activities were implemented between November 2012 and June 2014 to develop an mHealth HIV prevention program for adolescent gay, bisexual, and queer men (AGBM): (1) focus groups to gather acceptability of the program components; (2) ongoing development of content; (3) Content Advisory Teams to confirm the tone, flow, and understandability of program content; (4) an internal team test to alpha test software functionality; and (5) a beta test to test the protocol and intervention messages. Findings suggest that AGBM preferred positive … [Read more...]
Intervention-end outcomes for Guy2Guy, a text messaging-based HIV prevention program for gay, bisexual, and queer adolescent men
Ybarra ML, Prescott TL, Phillips II GL, Parsons J, Bull S, Mustanski B. Intervention-end outcomes for Guy2Guy, a text messaging-based HIV prevention program for gay, bisexual, and queer adolescent men. Oral presentation at the 22nd Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health; 25 Jul 2015; Singapore. Data from the Guy2Guy study collected in 2012-2013 are discussed. … [Read more...]
Online focus groups as an HIV prevention program for gay, bisexual, and queer adolescent males
Ybarra ML, DuBois LZ, Parsons JT, Prescott TL, Mustanski B. Online focus groups as an HIV prevention program for gay, bisexual, and queer adolescent males. AIDS Educ Prev. 2014;26(6): 554-564. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2014.26.6.554 Abstract: Seventy-five 14–18-year-old gay, bisexual, and queer (GBQ) males provided feedback about how their participation in national, online focus groups (FG) about GBQ sexual health related topics resulted in behavioral and attitudinal changes. Most sexually experienced youth agreed that their participation positively changed their views and behavioral intentions. Some said that being in the FG made them more comfortable talking about sex, their sexuality, and making safer choices such as negotiating condoms. Others indicated intentions to become more involved … [Read more...]
Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention programming among high school students in Cape Town, South Africa
Ybarra ML, Mwaba B, Prescott TL, Roman NV, Rooi B, & Bull S. Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention programming among high school students in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Care. 2014;26(12):1562-1567. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.936814 Abstract: One in three new cases of HIV in South Africa is among adolescents. Given that adolescents are particularly affected, scalable, and cost-effective prevention programs are urgently needed. This study aims to identify opportunities to integrate technology into youth HIV prevention efforts. In 2012, 1107 8th–11th graders completed a paper-and-pencil survey. Respondents were enrolled in one of three public high schools in Langa, a lower income community in Cape Town, South Africa. Eighty-nine percent of respondents have used text … [Read more...]
Perceptions of health care services and HIV-related health-seeking behavior among Uganda adolescents
Hampanda K, Ybarra M, Bull S. Perceptions of health care services and HIV-related health-seeking behavior among Uganda adolescents. AIDS Care. 2014;26(10):1209-1217. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.894612 Abstract: Youth represent almost half of all new HIV infections globally. Although condom use is an effective method of HIV prevention among sexually active youth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), they face substantial barriers in obtaining condoms in environments where adults hold attitudes condemning premarital sex. More research is needed to better understand the multitude of factors that affect SSA youths' behaviors regarding safe sex practices, including factors that may influence their ability to obtain condoms, and decisions to be tested for HIV. In this study of Uganda youth (n = 1503) … [Read more...]
Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention among secondary students in Cape Town, South Africa
Ybarra ML, Mwaba K, Roman N, Rooi B, Prescott T, Bull S. Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention among secondary students in Cape Town, South Africa. Oral presentation at the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association; 4 Nov 2013; Boston, MA. Data from the Cape Town Adolescent Health Survey collected in 2012 are discussed. … [Read more...]
The research justification for HIV prevention programming for lesbian and bisexual females
Ybarra ML, Mitchell KJ. The research justification for HIV prevention programming for lesbian and bisexual females. Oral presentation at the 11th International AIDS Impact Conference; 1 Oct 2013; Barcelona, Spain. Data from the Teen Health and Technology study collected between 2010 and 2011 are discussed. … [Read more...]
Using online focus groups to tailor a text-message based HIV-prevention project to meet the needs of adolescent MSM
Mustanski B, DuBois LZ, Ybarra ML. Using online focus groups to tailor a text-message based HIV-prevention project to meet the needs of adolescent MSM. Oral presentation at the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions; 17 May 2013; Chicago, IL. Data from the Guy to Guy (G2G) study collected in 2012 and 2013 are discussed. … [Read more...]
Tailoring HIV-prevention to meet the needs of gay, bisexual, and queer adolescent males: Online focus groups as an innovative tool for participatory research
DuBois LZ, Ybarra ML, Prescott T, Mustanski B. Tailoring HIV-prevention to meet the needs of gay, bisexual, and queer adolescent males: Online focus groups as an innovative tool for participatory research. Poster presentation at the Center for Community Health Groundbreaking; 15 May 2013; Chicago, IL. Data from the Guy to Guy (G2G) study collected in 2012 and 2013 are discussed. … [Read more...]
Using online focus groups to tailor a text-message based HIV-prevention project for adolescent MSM
DuBois LZ, Mustanski B, Ybarra ML. Using online focus groups to tailor a text-message based HIV-prevention project for adolescent MSM. Oral presentation at the Annual Conference on Youth + Tech + Health; 9 Apr 2013; San Francisco CA. Data from the Guy to Guy (G2G) study collected in 2012 and 2013 are discussed. … [Read more...]