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- Title
Adaptation of a Group-Based HIV RISK Reduction Intervention to a Mobile App for Young Sexual Minority Men.
- Authors
Schnall, Rebecca; Kuhns, Lisa M.; Hidalgo, Marco A.; Powell, Dakota; Thai, Jennie; Hirshfield, Sabina; Pearson, Cynthia; Ignacio, Matt; Bruce, Josh; Batey, D. Scott; Radix, Asa; Belkind, Uri; Garofalo, Robert
- Abstract
There is a dearth of evidence-based HIV prevention interventions for very young men who have sex with men (YMSM) ages 13–18 years, at high risk for HIV. We adapted the MyPEEPS intervention—an evidence-based, group-level intervention—to individual-level delivery by a mobile application. We used an expert panel review, in-depth interviews with YMSM (n = 40), and weekly meetings with the investigative team and the software development company to develop the mobile app. The expert panel recommended changes to the intervention in the following areas: (1) biomedical interventions, (2) salience of intervention content, (3) age group relevance, (4) technical components, and (5) stigma content. Interview findings reflected current areas of focus for the intervention and recommendations of the expert panel for new content. In regular meetings with the software development firm, guiding principles included development of dynamic content, while maintaining fidelity of the original curriculum and shortening intervention content for mobile delivery.
- Subjects
HIV infection risk factors; CURRICULUM; HIV infections; INTERVIEWING; MEDICAL care; MEETINGS; RISK management in business; SUPPORT groups; SOCIAL stigma; SOFTWARE architecture; MOBILE apps; MEN who have sex with men
- Publication
AIDS Education & Prevention, 2018, Vol 30, Issue 6, p449
- ISSN
0899-9546
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1521/aeap.2018.30.6.449