Love My Body: Pilot Study to Understand Reproductive Health Vulnerabilities in Adolescent Girls.
adolescent
alcohol
pregnancy
risky sex
sexually transmitted infections
Journal
Journal of medical Internet research
ISSN: 1438-8871
Titre abrégé: J Med Internet Res
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 100959882
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
30 03 2020
30 03 2020
Historique:
received:
20
09
2019
accepted:
24
01
2020
revised:
28
12
2019
entrez:
1
4
2020
pubmed:
1
4
2020
medline:
21
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise in the United States, and adolescent girls (15-19 years old) are more susceptible to acquiring STIs than their male peers. The co-occurrence of alcohol use and sexual risk taking contribute significantly to STI acquisition. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are ideally suited for our target population and have demonstrated increases in STI testing in young people, as well as reductions in alcohol use. This pilot study used both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the views of adolescent girls (age range 15-19 years old; 74.6%, 279/374 white) on the desired qualities and content of an mHealth app for sexual health. We conducted nine 60-min in-depth interviews (IDIs) to gather information and identify themes of sexual health and alcohol use, and we tested the feasibility of using a two-week social media campaign to collect survey information regarding sexual health risk in adolescent girls. We iteratively coded IDIs and identified major themes around pressure of alcohol use, lack of STI knowledge, male pressure to not use condoms, and pregnancy as a worse outcome than STIs. Results from the web-based survey on risky health behaviors, which was completed by 367 participants, support the use of a sexual health app designed for girls. Future work will integrate these themes to inform the development of a culturally sensitive mHealth app to prevent STIs among adolescent girls.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise in the United States, and adolescent girls (15-19 years old) are more susceptible to acquiring STIs than their male peers. The co-occurrence of alcohol use and sexual risk taking contribute significantly to STI acquisition. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are ideally suited for our target population and have demonstrated increases in STI testing in young people, as well as reductions in alcohol use.
OBJECTIVE
This pilot study used both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the views of adolescent girls (age range 15-19 years old; 74.6%, 279/374 white) on the desired qualities and content of an mHealth app for sexual health.
METHODS
We conducted nine 60-min in-depth interviews (IDIs) to gather information and identify themes of sexual health and alcohol use, and we tested the feasibility of using a two-week social media campaign to collect survey information regarding sexual health risk in adolescent girls.
RESULTS
We iteratively coded IDIs and identified major themes around pressure of alcohol use, lack of STI knowledge, male pressure to not use condoms, and pregnancy as a worse outcome than STIs. Results from the web-based survey on risky health behaviors, which was completed by 367 participants, support the use of a sexual health app designed for girls.
CONCLUSIONS
Future work will integrate these themes to inform the development of a culturally sensitive mHealth app to prevent STIs among adolescent girls.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32224484
pii: v22i3e16336
doi: 10.2196/16336
pmc: PMC7154920
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e16336Informations de copyright
©Golfo Tzilos Wernette, Kristina Countryman, Kristie Khatibi, Erin Riley, Rob Stephenson. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 30.03.2020.
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