scholarly journals HOPE eIntervention: Uptake and Engagement in an Online Sexual Health Intervention among African-American Young Adults (Preprint)

10.2196/22203 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Williamson ◽  
Andrea Barbarin ◽  
Bettina Campbell ◽  
Terrance Campbell ◽  
Susan Franzen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
American Young Adults

scholarly journals HOPE eIntervention: Uptake and engagement in an online sexual health intervention among African-American young adults (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Williamson ◽  
Andrea Barbarin ◽  
Bettina Campbell ◽  
Terrance Campbell ◽  
Susan Franzen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Sti Prevention ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Server Logs ◽  
Over Time ◽  
American Young Adults

BACKGROUND African American young adults have low rates of uptake and engagement with health technologies, which may further widen sexual health inequalities. OBJECTIVE We examined factors influencing uptake and engagement for a consumer health informatics (CHI) intervention for HIV/STI prevention among African American young adults using the diffusion of innovation theory, the trust-centered design framework and O’Brien and Toms’ model of engagement. METHODS This community-based participatory research, mixed-methods study included surveys at four time points (N=315; 280 African-American) of young adults aged 18 to 24 involved in an HIV/STI prevention intervention described as “parties”. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a subset of participants (N=19) after initial surveys, website server logs, and social media accounts indicated low uptake and engagement. A generalized linear mixed-effects model identified predictors of eIntervention uptake, server logs were summarized to describe use over time, and interview transcripts were coded and thematically analyzed to identify factors affecting uptake and engagement. RESULTS Self-reported eIntervention uptake was low, but increased significantly over time, Demographic factors and HIV/STI-related behaviors were not significantly correlated with uptake. The most frequent activity was visiting the website, followed by visiting the Facebook page. Factors driving uptake were the desire to share HIV/STI prevention information with others, trust in the intervention, and gender homophily. Factors undermining uptake were personal and group distrust online. Factors driving initial engagement were audience-targeted website aesthetics and appealing visuals; long-term engagement was impeded by insufficiently frequent updates. CONCLUSIONS To encourage uptake, CHI interventions for African-American young adults can leverage users’ desire to share information about HIV/STI prevention with others. Ensuring implementation through trusted organizations is also important, though there is a need for vigorous promotion. Visual appeal and targeted content foster engagement at first, but ongoing engagement may require continual content changes. A thorough analysis of CHI intervention use can inform the development of future interventions in order to promote uptake and engagement. To guide future analyses, we present an expanded uptake and engagement model for CHI interventions targeting African American young adults based on the empirical results presented here.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a community-based sexual health intervention for young adult Latino and African-American men

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Kalmuss ◽  
Bruce Armstrong ◽  
Molly Franks ◽  
Gabrielle Hecker ◽  
Jessica Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Community Based

Examining Factors that Impact Intentions to Use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among African-American Young Adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelani Kerr ◽  
Ryan Combs ◽  
Suur Ayangeakaa ◽  
Lesley Harris ◽  
Nana Bullock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
American Young Adults

Gender Differences in the Dating Experiences of African American Young Adults: The Challenge of Forming Romantic Relationships Within the Context of Power Imbalance

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Gordon Simons ◽  
Tara E. Sutton ◽  
Antoinette M. Landor ◽  
Ashley B. Barr ◽  
Chalandra M. Bryant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Mate Preferences ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Dating Relationships ◽  
Using Data ◽  
American Young Adults

Past research has documented that structural factors produce a skewed dating market in African American communities that advantages men over women. Using data collected from a sample of 495 African American young adults (55.8% women, Mage = 22), we tested the idea that African American men can be more selective when choosing dating partners than their female counterparts due to their power advantage. Consonant with this hypothesis, our results indicated that women who had characteristics consistent with men’s mate preferences were significantly more likely to be involved in dating relationships. However, there were no associations between the likelihood of men’s dating frequency or relationship status and whether they typified women’s mate preferences. These findings support the contention that, unlike their male counterparts, African American women may have to compromise their mate preferences and date less desirable partners due to the gendered power disadvantage in the dating market.

scholarly journals The Moderating Role of Gender in the Relationship Between Tobacco Outlet Exposure and Tobacco Use Among African American Young Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiana Brown ◽  
Adam J. Milam ◽  
Janice V. Bowie ◽  
Nicholas S. Ialongo ◽  
Darrell J. Gaskin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
African American ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
American Young Adults
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