"I care about sex, I care about my health": A mixed-methods pre-test of a HIV prevention mobile health app for Black women in the southern United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Black women experience higher rates of adverse sexual and reproductive health and HIV outcomes, however the use of mHealth to address these health disparities in this population has been inadequate. This study involved a one-month pre-test with Black women living in metro-Atlanta to evaluate the usability, acceptability, and engagement of an HIV prevention app SavvyHER.

Methods

An explanatory mixed-methods design was employed in which quantitative data was collected through weekly cross-sectional surveys, and qualitative data was collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews. Descriptive and ANOVA analysis was conducted for the quantitative data using STATA software. Qualitative data was analyzed through qualitative descriptive methods on Atlas.ti.

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SUBMITTER: Chandler R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10584133 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature