Using computer technology for HIV prevention among African-Americans: development of a tailored information program for safer sex (TIPSS).
New prevention options are urgently needed for African-Americans in the United States given the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on this group. This combined with recent evidence supporting the efficacy of computer technology-based interventions in HIV prevention led our research group to pursue the development of a computer-delivered individually tailored intervention for heterosexually active African-Americans--the tailored information program for safer sex (TIPSS). In the current article, we discuss the development of the TIPSS program, including (i) the targeted population and behavior, (ii) theoretical basis for the intervention, (iii) design of the intervention, (iv) formative research, (v) technical development and testing and (vi) intervention delivery and ongoing randomized controlled trial. Given the many advantages of computer-based interventions, including low-cost delivery once developed, they offer much promise for the future of HIV prevention among African-Americans and other at-risk groups.
Department of Communication, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0042, USA. snoar2@uky.edu
Seth M
SM
Noar
Elizabeth M
EM
Webb
Stephanie K
SK
Van Stee
Colleen A
CA
Redding
Sonja
S
Feist-Price
Richard
R
Crosby
Adewale
A
Troutman
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D021841:Safe Sex; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
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