Feasibility of Assessing Economic and Sexual Risk Behaviors Using Text Message Surveys in African-American Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness and Unemployment: Single-Group Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Text messages offer the potential to better evaluate HIV behavioral interventions using repeated longitudinal measures at a lower cost and research burden. However, they have been underused in US minority settings.

Objective

This study aims to examine the feasibility of assessing economic and sexual risk behaviors using text message surveys.

Methods

We conducted a single-group study with 17 African-American young adults, aged 18-24 years, who were economically disadvantaged and reported prior unprotected sex. Participants received a text message survey once each week for 5 weeks. The survey contained 14 questions with yes-no and numeric responses on sexual risk behaviors (ie, condomless sex, sex while high or drunk, and sex exchange) and economic behaviors

SUBMITTER: Jennings Mayo-Wilson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7395246 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature