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- ItemAcceptability of smartphone application-based HIV prevention among young men who have sex with men.(2014-01-29) Holloway, Ian W; Rice, Eric; Gibbs, Jeremy; Winetrobe, Hailey; Dunlap, Shannon; Rhoades, HarmonyYoung men who have sex with men YMSM are increasingly using mobile smartphone applications apps such as Grindr to meet sex partners A probability sample of 195 Grindr using YMSM in Southern California were administered an anonymous online survey to assess patterns of and motivations for Grindr use in order to inform development and tailoring of smartphone based HIV prevention for YMSM The number one reason for using Grindr 29 was to meet hook ups Among those participants who used both Grindr and online dating sites a statistically significantly greater percentage used online dating sites for hook ups 42 compared to Grindr 30 Seventy percent of YMSM expressed a willingness to participate in a smartphone app based HIV prevention program Development and testing of smartphone apps for HIV prevention delivery has the potential to engage YMSM in HIV prevention programming which can be tailored based on use patterns and motivations for use
- ItemCell phone use among homeless youth: potential for new health interventions and research.(2011-12-07) Rice, Eric; Lee, Alex; Taitt, SeanCell phone use has become nearly ubiquitous among adolescents in the United States Despite the potential for cell phones to facilitate intervention research and care for homeless youth no data exists to date on cell phone use among this population In 2009 a survey of cell phone use was conducted among a non probability sample of 169 homeless youth in Los Angeles CA Levels of ownership and use instrumental uses connecting to case workers employers and patterns of connecting to various network types were assessed family home based peers street based peers Differences in socio demographic characteristics and cell phone ownership were assessed via t test and chi square statistics Sixty two percent of homeless youth own a cell phone 40 have a working phone Seventeen percent used their phone to call a case manager 36 to call either a potential or current employer Fifty one percent of youth connected with home based peers on the phone and 41 connected to parents Cell phones present new opportunities for intervention research connecting homeless youth to family and home based peers who can be sources of social support in times of need Moreover cell phones provide researchers and providers with new avenues to maintain connections with these highly transient youth
- ItemSexting and sexual behavior among middle school students.(2014-07-02) Rice, Eric; Gibbs, Jeremy; Winetrobe, Hailey; Rhoades, Harmony; Plant, Aaron; Montoya, Jorge; Kordic, TimothyIt is unknown if sexting i e sending receiving sexually explicit cell phone text or picture messages is associated with sexual activity and sexual risk behavior among early adolescents as has been found for high school students To date no published data have examined these relationships exclusively among a probability sample of middle school students
- ItemSexually explicit cell phone messaging associated with sexual risk among adolescents.(2012-10-04) Rice, Eric; Rhoades, Harmony; Winetrobe, Hailey; Sanchez, Monica; Montoya, Jorge; Plant, Aaron; Kordic, TimothyOBJECTIVES Sexting sending receiving sexually explicit texts and images via cell phone may be associated with sexual health consequences among adolescents However to date no published data from a probability based sample has examined associations between sexting and sexual activity METHODS A probability sample of 1839 students was collected alongside the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey in Los Angeles high schools Logistic regressions were used to assess the correlates of sexting behavior and associations between sexting and sexual risk taking RESULTS Fifteen percent of adolescents with cell phone access reported sexting and 54 reported knowing someone who had sent a sext Adolescents whose peers sexted were more likely to sext themselves odds ratio OR 16 87 95 confidence interval CI 9 62 29 59 Adolescents who themselves sexted were more likely to report being sexually active OR 7 17 95 CI 5 01 10 25 Nonheterosexual students were more likely to report sexting OR 2 74 95 CI 1 86 4 04 sexual activity OR 1 52 95 CI 1 07 2 15 and unprotected sex at last sexual encounter OR 1 84 95 CI 1 17 2 89 CONCLUSIONS Sexting rather than functioning as an alternative to real world sexual risk behavior appears to be part of a cluster of risky sexual behaviors among adolescents We recommend that clinicians discuss sexting as an adolescent friendly way of engaging patients in conversations about sexual activity prevention of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy We further recommend that discussion about sexting and its associated risk behavior be included in school based sexual health curricula