<i>Talk With Tiff</i>: Teen's Inquiries to a Sexual Health Website

Buzi, Ruth S.; Smith, Peggy B.; Barrera, Cristina

doi:10.1080/0092623x.2013.857375

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“…Our study results corroborated other studies, which showed testing rates were higher when HIV tests were included in standard care for adolescents and young adults. 10,26 Our findings demonstrated that the study clinics were effective in reaching minors (aged #17 years). A total of 8,760 minors were tested for HIV during the study period, comprising 25.5% of all patients tested.…”

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Integrating Routine HIV Testing into Family Planning Clinics That Treat Adolescents and Young Adults

2016

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Objective. Adolescents and young adults remain at high risk for new HIV infections and for unknowingly transmitting the virus to others. Yet, they have demonstrated low rates of testing due to barriers such as stigma and difficulty accessing testing services. Few existing programs have successfully integrated family planning and HIV care services to improve testing and diagnosis rates among young adults and adolescents, particularly those of minority groups. This study describes the process of implementing HIV services into family planning clinics and how to train staff in routine, opt-out testing.Methods. This study used HIV screening data from 10 family planning clinics serving adolescents and young adults in Houston, Texas. A total of 34,299 patients were tested for HIV during a 48-month study period, from January 2010 through December 2014.Results. Patients tested included minors ,18 years of age (25.5%), males (22.8%), and individuals who had missed opportunities for HIV testing at other health-care settings. From the opt-in period (2006)(2007) to the routine, opt-out period (2008)(2009)(2010), the yearly average number of tests administered more than doubled; the yearly average increased again by 50% from the routine, opt-out period to the routine, rapid period (2011)(2012)(2013)(2014). Eighty-eight (0.3%) patients were diagnosed with HIV, a higher seropositivity rate than CDC's recommended threshold of 0.1% for settings where routine screening is warranted.Conclusion. Routine, opt-out HIV testing integrated into family planning clinics increased rates of testing acceptance, receipt of test results, and HIV-positive diagnoses among adolescents and young adults.

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Integrating Routine HIV Testing into Family Planning Clinics That Treat Adolescents and Young Adults

2016

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“…Recent increases in personal technology ownership among youth [1] combined with the developmental stage of sexual exploration and identity development [2] have changed the way young people prefer to build relationships and undergo sexual exploration. Websites and dating apps are popular spaces in which to develop sexual relationships and locate sexual health information [3-4], experiment with sexual play [2], discover pornography, and begin dating [5]. Previous studies have examined the role of online sexual exploration among adolescents as a time of identity construction and expression [6-7]; a decade ago, early chat rooms and social media platforms provided ideal ways for young people to connect and construct identities.…”

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Google for Sexual Relationships: Mixed-Methods Study on Digital Flirting and Online Dating Among Adolescent Youth and Young Adults

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Background According to a 2015 report from the Pew Research Center, nearly 24% of teens go online almost constantly and 92% of teens are accessing the internet daily; consequently, a large part of adolescent romantic exploration has moved online, where young people are turning to the Web for romantic relationship-building and sexual experience. This digital change in romantic behaviors among youth has implications for public health and sexual health programs, but little is known about the ways in which young people use online spaces for sexual exploration. An examination of youth sexual health and relationships online and the implications for adolescent health programs has yet to be fully explored. Objective Although studies have documented increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections and HIV among young people, many programs continue to neglect online spaces as avenues for understanding sexual exploration. Little is known about the online sexual health practices of young people, including digital flirting and online dating. This study explores the current behaviors and opinions of youth throughout online sexual exploration, relationship-building, and online dating, further providing insights into youth behavior for intervention opportunities. Methods From January through December 2016, an exploratory study titled TECHsex used a mixed-methods approach to document information-seeking behaviors and sexual health building behaviors of youth online in the United States. Data from a national quantitative survey of 1500 youth and 12 qualitative focus groups (66 youth) were triangulated to understand the experiences and desires of young people as they navigate their sexual relationships through social media, online chatting, and online dating. Results Young people are using the internet to begin sexual relationships with others, including dating, online flirting, and hooking up. Despite the fact that dating sites have explicit rules against minor use, under 18 youth are using these products regardless in order to make friends and begin romantic relationships, albeit at a lower rate than their older peers (19.0% [64/336] vs 37.8% [440/1163], respectively). Nearly 70% of youth who have used online dating sites met up with someone in person (44.78% [30/67] under 18 vs 74.0% [324/438] over 18). Focus group respondents provided further context into online sexual exploration; many learned of sex through pornography, online dating profiles, or through flirting on social media. Social media played an important role in vetting potential partners and beginning romantic relationships. Youth also reported using online dating and flirting despite fears of violence or catfishing, in which online profiles are used to deceive others. Conclusions Youth are turning to online spaces to build sexual relationships, particularly in areas where access to peers is limited. Although online dating site use i...

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“…This study provides a significant extension to extant research on computer-mediated supportive communication as one of the first studies to examine the use of Facebook by young people for peer advice and support on sexual health. Previous work has typically focused on young people seeking sexual health information and advice from professional services or within niche online communities (Buzi, Smith, & Barrera, 2015;Cohn & Richters, 2013;Simon & Daneback, 2013;Suzuki & Calzo, 2004;Willoughby & Jackson, 2013). For example, young people were shown to engage in candid discussions about sexual health, sexuality, and intimacy in online bulletin boards catering specifically to teenagers (Suzuki & Calzo, 2004).…”

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Sharing “Sex Secrets” on Facebook: A Content Analysis of Youth Peer Communication and Advice Exchange on Social Media about Sexual Health and Intimate Relations

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Chu

2017

Journal of Health Communication

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Social media present opportunities and challenges for sexual health communication among young people. This study is one of the first to examine the actual use of Facebook for peer communication of sexual health and intimate relations. Content analysis of 2186 anonymous posts in a "sex secrets" Facebook page unofficially affiliated with a Hong Kong University shows gender balance among posters, inclusiveness of sexual minorities, and frequent sharing of personal experiences in storytelling or advice seeking. The findings illuminate young people's health concerns regarding condom use, avoiding pain, birth control, sexually transmitted infections, and body appearance. Relational concerns found entailed sexual practices, expectations, and needs-predominantly within dating relationships and include not wanting to have sex. Supportive communication among users was prevalent. A majority of posts involved advice solicitation in the form of request for opinion or information (30.38%), request for advice (13.68%), situation comparison (5.40%), or problem disclosure (9.97%). Comments to the advice-seeking posts were mostly supportive (69.49%); nonsupportive responses (unsolicited messages and gratuitous humor) were concentrated with ambiguous advice solicitations. These findings hold implications for understanding self-disclosure of intimate concerns within social networks, and attuning sexual health intervention on social media to young people's actual needs and advice preferences.

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Talk With Tiff: Teen's Inquiries to a Sexual Health Website

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

Integrating Routine HIV Testing into Family Planning Clinics That Treat Adolescents and Young Adults

Integrating Routine HIV Testing into Family Planning Clinics That Treat Adolescents and Young Adults

Google for Sexual Relationships: Mixed-Methods Study on Digital Flirting and Online Dating Among Adolescent Youth and Young Adults

Sharing “Sex Secrets” on Facebook: A Content Analysis of Youth Peer Communication and Advice Exchange on Social Media about Sexual Health and Intimate Relations

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