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View article: Promoting Adolescent Healthy Relationships (The About Us Program): Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial
Promoting Adolescent Healthy Relationships (The About Us Program): Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial Open
Background Romantic relationships play a critical role in adolescent development, and by middle adolescence, most young people have been involved in at least one romantic relationship, a context in which most sexual interactions occur. Res…
View article: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Information on Instagram: Content Analysis
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Information on Instagram: Content Analysis Open
Background There is still an HIV epidemic in the United States, which is a substantial issue for populations bearing a disproportionate burden of HIV infections. Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has proven to be safe and effectiv…
View article: Promoting Adolescent Healthy Relationships (The About Us Program): Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial (Preprint)
Promoting Adolescent Healthy Relationships (The About Us Program): Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Romantic relationships play a critical role in adolescent development, and by middle adolescence, most young people have been involved in at least one romantic relationship, a context in which most sexual interactions occur. Re…
View article: Condom application skills and self-efficacy in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Condom application skills and self-efficacy in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Globally, and in the United States (U.S.) specifically, rates of reported sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been steadily increasing and are especially high among youth aged 13–25 years. Using condoms correctly and consistently i…
View article: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Information on Instagram: Content Analysis (Preprint)
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Information on Instagram: Content Analysis (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND There is still an HIV epidemic in the United States, which is a substantial issue for populations bearing a disproportionate burden of HIV infections. Daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has proven to be safe and effecti…
View article: Evaluating Smart Assistant Responses for Accuracy and Misinformation Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Content Analysis Study
Evaluating Smart Assistant Responses for Accuracy and Misinformation Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Content Analysis Study Open
Background Almost half (46%) of Americans have used a smart assistant of some kind (eg, Apple Siri), and 25% have used a stand-alone smart assistant (eg, Amazon Echo). This positions smart assistants as potentially useful modalities for re…
View article: Evaluating Smart Assistant Responses for Accuracy and Misinformation Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Content Analysis Study (Preprint)
Evaluating Smart Assistant Responses for Accuracy and Misinformation Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Content Analysis Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Almost half (46%) of Americans have used a smart assistant of some kind (eg, Apple Siri), and 25% have used a stand-alone smart assistant (eg, Amazon Echo). This positions smart assistants as potentially useful modalities for r…
View article: Gardasil on Twitter: A Content Mining Study Examining Message, Context, and Source Characteristics of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine-Related Tweets
Gardasil on Twitter: A Content Mining Study Examining Message, Context, and Source Characteristics of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine-Related Tweets Open
Genital human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the US. Effective HPV vaccines remain controversial and have poor uptake among many adolescent groups. Social media have potential for promoting the HPV v…