Receptivity of African American adolescents to an HIV-prevention curriculum enhanced by text messaging.
OBJECTIVE
This study assessed African American adolescents' receptivity to an HIV-prevention curriculum enhanced by text messaging.


METHODS
Two focus groups were conducted with 14 African American adolescents regarding how an HIV-prevention curriculum could be enhanced for text messaging delivery.


RESULTS
The adolescents were receptive to the idea of text messaging HIV-prevention information but wanted to receive a maximum of three messages per day during the hours of 4:00-6:00 p.m.


CONCLUSIONS
By taking the findings of this study, nurses, other healthcare providers, and community-based organizations can adapt evidence-based interventions for text messaging delivery to individuals at high risk for HIV infection.
School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA. jbcornel@uncc.edu
Judith B
JB
Cornelius
Janet S
JS
St Lawrence
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D040421:Cell Phone; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D021841:Safe Sex; D012746:Sexual Abstinence; D015144:Southeastern United States