title: Promoting sexual health with SMS texting technology.
abstract: Most cell phone owners use the short message service (SMS), also known as "texting." Most teens and young adults use text messages; they were the first users to embrace this technology and are still the most frequent users. Text messaging has the potential to provide them with information about preventing sexually transmitted infections. Several innovative programs that use text messaging to promote sexual health are described here.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blackburn
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blatnik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D060145:Text Messaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: SMS; STI; sexually transmitted infection; text message; texting