Use of Smartphones to Increase Safe Sexual Behavior in Youths at Risk for HIV.

IF 1.2 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International Journal of Psychological Research Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.21500/20112084.5329

José L Hernández-Torres, Raquel A Benavides-Torres, María G Moreno-Monsiváis, Nancy Rodríguez-Vázquez, Roxana Martínez-Cervantes, Adriana M Cárdenas-Cortés

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Abstract

In Mexico, young people continue to experience problems due to a lack of correct and consistent condom use during sexual intercourse.

Objective: to evaluate the eﬀect of a randomized controlled clinical trial with the use of smartphones to increase safe sex intentions and safe sexual behavior.

Methods: experimental design with two treatment groups with 177 young people who requested the rapid HIV test in a non-governmental organization in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. The experimental group was given Respect M-Health with the use of mobile devices; the control group was given similar counseling without the use of mobile technology and 8 pencil and paper instruments were used.

Results: the eﬀect of the experimental group was greater in safe sexual behavior reﬂected in the means at pre-test M=64.80 (SD=1.86), post-test M=85.33 (SD=1.54), and at 30 days M=87.40 (SD=1.52), and in the safe sex intentions factor at pre-test M=78.50 (SD=3.07), post-test M=94.70 (SD=2.46), and at 30 days M=95.74 (SD=2.29).

Conclusions: Smartphone use was an eﬀective tool as a support to increase safe sexual behavior in youth.

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使用智能手机提高艾滋病高危青少年的安全性行为。

在墨西哥，年轻人由于在性交过程中没有正确、持续地使用安全套而不断遇到问题。目的：评估一项随机对照临床试验的效果，该试验通过使用智能手机来提高安全性行为意向和安全性行为。方法：在墨西哥蒙特雷市的一家非政府组织中，对177名要求进行艾滋病病毒快速检测的年轻人分成两个治疗组进行实验设计。结果：实验组在安全性行为方面的影响更大，测试前平均值 M=64.在安全性行为意向因子中，实验组在测试前M=64.80（SD=1.86）、测试后M=85.33（SD=1.54）和30天时M=87.40（SD=1.52）的平均值上的影响更大；在安全性行为意向因子中，实验组在测试前M=78.50（SD=3.07）、测试后M=94.70（SD=2.46）和30天时M=95.74（SD=2.29）的平均值上的影响更大：使用智能手机是提高青少年安全性行为的有效辅助工具。

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International Journal of Psychological Research PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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2.30

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9.10%

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审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Psychological Research (Int.j.psychol.res) is the Faculty of Psychology’s official publication of San Buenaventura University in Medellin, Colombia. Int.j.psychol.res relies on a vast and diverse theoretical and thematic publishing material, which includes unpublished productions of diverse psychological issues and behavioral human areas such as psychiatry, neurosciences, mental health, among others.