Evaluation of the use of a social networking site in sexual health care

Hedge, K C; Donald, Caitlin

doi:10.1258/ijsa.2010.010355

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“…The consensus among the groups was that the approach to providing an educational Web‐based site has the potential of reaching individuals seeking trustworthy sexual health information and potentially affecting subsequent risky sexual behaviors. These findings align with the systematic review conducted by Hedge and Donald () who found among four social networking sites including sexual health information, a significant number of participants reported the sites were useful (85%) and they would use them to seek out sexual health information (81%). In addition, Yager and O’Keefe () reported 58% of respondents increased their knowledge of STD's after viewing their Teen Sexual Health Information Facebook page.…”

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Adolescent and emerging adults’ evaluation of a Facebook site providing sexual health education

Jones

Williams

Sipsma

et al. 2018

Public Health Nursing

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Objective To explore participants’ evaluation of an online sexual health intervention posted on Facebook and identify appealing and effective ways to present sexual health content to adolescents and emerging adults (AEAs). Design and Measures A qualitative approach using peer moderated focus groups was used to elicit reflections on the Facebook site's content, appeal, and ease of navigation. Focus group discussions were transcribed, coded, and analyzed for themes using conventional content analysis. Demographic data were analyzed with SPSS. Sample Participants (n = 63) were recruited from a Midwestern university and both an urban and rural high school. Eight focus groups were conducted. Results Participants reported significant concerns with the stigma associated with having sexual health conversations with parents, peers or providers. Participants thought the Facebook site provided reliable sexual health information, was not condescending, and was more visually appealing than other sites frequented by technology‐proficient AEA. AEAs suggested developing an independent sexual health education website. Conclusion Findings demonstrate the importance for having accurate and reliable sexual health information available on the internet. The use of visually appealing social media to communicate sexual health content that is interactive, informative, and user‐friendly and meets the educational needs of AEA in the Midwest is recommended.

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Adolescent and emerging adults’ evaluation of a Facebook site providing sexual health education

Jones

Williams

Sipsma

et al. 2018

Public Health Nursing

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“…The result of the survey for the Facebook page evaluation reported 58% of respondents said they learned more about sexually transmitted infections, and 50% said the information on the page was sufficient (Yager & O'Keefe, ). Hedge and Donald () developed the “Watford Sexual Health Centre” sites on four SNS (MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, and Hi5) to use as patient forums and sexual health information sources to reach larger audience. The survey evaluating the sites showed that 85% of users said the site was useful, and 81% said they would use the sites for sexual health information.…”

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“…For example, Bebo is popular in the United Kingdom and Hi5 is popular in Latin America (Upbin, ). Previous studies have found that AYAs are interested in not only utilizing SNS for communicating with friends, but also for searching and obtaining health‐related information (Baptist et al, ; Hedge & Donald, ). This then may indicate the important potential of using SNS as a medium for maximizing the dissemination of health‐related information among AYAs, given their access frequency and comfort level with SNS.…”

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A Systematic Review of Social Networking Sites: Innovative Platforms for Health Research Targeting Adolescents and Young Adults

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Calamaro

2013

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“…219 Other approaches to exploiting social networking opportunities include development of Facebook pages for communicating health information by health professionals 92,220 or from the clinical setting. 221 However, there was limited success of some of these initiatives in promoting the dialogues with at-risk groups. 220 Attracting young people to relevant sites may be difficult.…”

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Sexual health promotion for young people delivered via digital media: a scoping review

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BackgroundYoung people are at risk of poor sexual health and are, therefore, in need of comprehensive, effective sexual health education. Young people are confident and constant users of digital technology, such as the internet and mobile phones, and there are many innovative possibilities for sexual health education involving these technologies.ObjectivesTo summarise evidence on effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and mechanism of action of interactive digital interventions (IDIs) for sexual health; optimal practice for intervention development; contexts for successful implementation; research methods for digital intervention evaluation; and the future potential of sexual health promotion via digital media.DesignLiterature review of evidence on digital interventions for sexual health for young people, integrating the findings with the views of young people, parents and experts in digital media/sexual health. IDIs are defined as digital media programmes that provide health information and tailored decision support, behaviour-change support and/or emotional support. We focus on sexual well-being for young people aged 13–24 years in the UK.ResultsThere are many imaginative IDIs for sexual health promotion, but few interventions address issues that are important to young people, such as sexual pleasure and relationships. It is vital to collaborate with young people and to use Behaviour-Change Theory in designing interventions. We located 19 randomised controlled trials of IDIs for sexual health promotion for young people, finding a moderate effect on sexual health knowledge [standardised mean difference (SMD) 0.54, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.17 to 0.92], a small effect on confidence (self-efficacy) (SMD 0.11, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.20) and a positive effect on sexual behaviour (odds ratio 1.28, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.61), but no significant effects on safer sex intention or biological outcomes. One study suggests that IDIs may be as good as face-to-face interventions for sexual health knowledge and safer sex intention. There are no existing data on the cost-effectiveness of IDIs for sexual health promotion. The impact of an IDI will be determined by the proportion of the target population reached, intervention efficacy, adoption in a setting, how well it is delivered and maintenance/sustainability. All of these elements must be addressed for IDIs to be successful. More collaboration is needed to capitalise on the knowledge of users and stakeholders, the design and software skills of the commercial sector and the theoretical expertise and evaluation skills of academia.ConclusionsIDIs are effective for knowledge acquisition and sexual behaviour, and could usefully contribute to sexual health education in schools, in clinic settings and online; however, there are obstacles to overcome, such as access to information technology and ensuring the quality and safety of interventions.Future workMore evidence is needed on the best designs for interventions (e.g. choice of behaviour-change mechanisms and interactive features) and the best models of delivery (e.g. setting, modes of delivery, methods of facilitation and support for engagement) to improve sexual behaviour, biological outcomes and sexual well-being in a cost-effective way.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research programme.

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Evaluation of the use of a social networking site in sexual health care

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Adolescent and emerging adults’ evaluation of a Facebook site providing sexual health education

Adolescent and emerging adults’ evaluation of a Facebook site providing sexual health education

A Systematic Review of Social Networking Sites: Innovative Platforms for Health Research Targeting Adolescents and Young Adults

Sexual health promotion for young people delivered via digital media: a scoping review

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