Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention programming among high school students in Cape Town, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorYbarra, Michele L.
dc.contributor.authorMwaba, Kelvin
dc.contributor.authorPrescott, Tonya L.
dc.contributor.authorRoman, Nicolette V.
dc.contributor.authorRooi, Bronwyn
dc.contributor.authorBull, Sheana
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-02T08:39:36Z
dc.date.available2019-05-02T08:39:36Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractOne in three new cases of HIV in South Africa is among adolescents. Given that adolescents are particularly affected, scalable, and cost-effective prevention programs are urgently needed. This study aims to identify opportunities to integrate technology into youth HIV prevention efforts. In 2012, 1107 8th-11th graders completed a paper-and-pencil survey. Respondents were enrolled in one of three public high schools in Langa, a lower income community in Cape Town, South Africa. Eighty-nine percent of respondents have used text messaging (SMS) and 86% have gone online. If an HIV prevention program was offered online, 66% of youth would be somewhat or extremely likely to access it; slightly fewer (55%) felt the same about SMS-based programming. In comparison, 85% said they would be somewhat or extremely likely to access a school-based HIV prevention program. Interest in Internet- (60%) and SMS-based (54%) HIV prevention programming was similar for youth who had a self-appraised risk of HIV compared to youth who appraised their risk to be lower, as it was for youth who were tired of hearing messages about HIV prevention. Technology use is common - even among high school students who live in lower income communities. At the same time, these data reveal that it is not uncommon for youth to be tired of hearing messages about HIV prevention, and many of the typical topics key to HIV prevention have low interest levels among youth. HIV prevention researchers need to be mindful of the extent of existing programming that youth are exposed to. Technology-based programming may be especially amenable to meeting these requirements because of its novelty especially in developing countries, and because interactive functionality can be easily integrated into the program design. Given the preference for school and Internet-based programming, it seems that a hybrid approach is likely feasible and acceptable.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYbarra, M., Mwaba, K., Prescott, T., Roman, N., Rooi, B., & Bull, S. (2014). Opportunities for technology-based HIV prevention programming among high school students in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Care, 26(12), 1562-1567. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2014.936814en_US
dc.identifier.issn1360-0451
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2014.936814
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4667
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectHIV preventionen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectTechnologyen_US
dc.subjectNeeds assessmenten_US
dc.subjectCape Townen_US
dc.titleOpportunities for technology-based HIV prevention programming among high school students in Cape Town, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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