ERIC Number: EJ1188434
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Using Formative Research and Audience-Centric Intelligence to Develop the #JustBe Digital Magazine: An mHealth Strategy to Improve Adolescent Sexual Health
Johnson-Baker, Kimberly; Swain-Ogbonna, Honora I.; Cruz, Maribel; Cruz, Jorge; Edwards, Sharon; Tortolero, Susan R.
Journal of Applied Research on Children, v8 n1 Article 10 2017
Digital strategies may help to overcome challenges in providing contraception education to overlooked and key sub-populations (older teens, ethnic minority youth, LGBTQ youth, high school dropouts and males). However, many current digital strategies are not culturally specific and often have limited information on the most effective contraceptive methods. In this article, we describe the preliminary steps used to develop "#JustBe," a user-centered digital strategy for ethnic minority older youth and young adults with a specific focus contraception, sexual health, consent, and healthy relationships. Technology-based strategies such as "#JustBe" offer advantages over traditional face-to-face methods by utilizing a confidential way to retrieve sexual health information that may be sensitive and potentially embarrassing. Questions still remain regarding the feasibility and long-term effects of mobile health interventions for contraception use.
Descriptors: Sexuality, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Health Promotion, Electronic Publishing, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Student Centered Learning, Periodicals, High School Students, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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