Results abstract posted in JMIR:
We conducted 16 telephone interviews with participants who had received the text intervention and an additional four interviews with those in the control group (13 women and 7 men). Intervention participants found text messages easy to understand and appearing to come from a friendly and trustworthy source. They considered the frequency and timing of messages to be appropriate, and delivery via mobile phones convenient. Receipt of support by text message allowed recipients to assimilate information at their own pace, and prompted reflection on and sharing of messages with friends, family members, and partners, thus providing opportunities for education and discussion. For some recipients, the messages had increased their knowledge of how to correctly use condoms. Some described how the messages had increased their confidence and reduced stigma, enabling them to disclose infection to a partner and/or to do so sooner and more calmly. Discussing the messages with a partner reportedly enabled some women to negotiate condom use.
| Level of Evidence | Level III |
| Study Region | United Kingdom |
| Organization | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| Issue or Problem | Risk of poor sexual health in young people |
| Tech Medium | SMS |
| Technology Device | Mobile Phone |
| mFHAST Implication | Opportunity for text messaging interventions to promote safer sex behavior in young people. |