using text messaging to connect at-risk youth to testing
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USING TEXT MESSAGING TO CONNECT AT-RISK
YOUTH TO TESTINGJOI JACKSON-MORGAN, MPH
YTH 2016
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BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT• TOTAL POPULATION=35,890 (SAN FRANCISCO
FOUNDATION, 2010)• ONE OF THE LARGEST NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
COMPRISE D10• AVERAGE PER CAPITA INCOME=$19,484 VS.
$26,880 DISTRICT-WIDE AND $44,373 CITY-WIDE• GREATER THAN 50% OF RESIDENTS HAVE AN
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF HIGH SCHOOL OR LESS
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UNIQUE PROBLEMS WE FACE• SUPERFUND SITE: HIGHEST RATES OF
CHRONIC DISEASES (I.E. ASTHMA, DIABETES AND CANCER)• HIGHEST RATES OF ARRESTS AND
INCARCERATION IN SF• HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES• HIGHER RATES OF STDS IN BOTH ADULTS
AND YOUTH• INCREASED EXPOSURE TO TRAUMA
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ADOLESCENTS…HOW DO WE CONNECT WITH YOUTH?
DO THEY WANT TO ATTEND GROUPS OR COME TO THERAPY?
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ADOLESCENT COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES
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TEXT MESSAGE INTERVENTIONS• INDICATIONS OF SUCCESS: ASTHMA
MANAGEMENT, WEIGHT LOSS, MEDICATION ADHERENCE, DIABETES MANAGEMENT, SMOKING CESSATION• DISEASE MANAGEMENT, DISEASE
PREVENTION• PROVIDE INFORMATION• REMINDERS
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OUTCOMES
• GREATER HIV KNOWLEDGE• IMPROVED CONDOM ATTITUDES• INCREASED PERCEIVED HIV RISK SCORE• TREND IN NUMBER ENGAGED IN UNPROTECTED SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
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WHY SCREEN?
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STUDY DESIGN
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CLINIC DATA
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TEXTING DATA• APPROACHED: 153
• REFUSED: 28 (18%)
• INELIGIBLE: 25 (16%)
• CONSENTED: 100
• SENT TEXT: 97• 5 TEXTS 79• 5+ TEXTS: 18
• POST-TEST: 88
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EXAMPLE TEXTS• HEY YOU GUYS THIS __, DID YOU KNOW THIRD ST YOUTH CLINIC IS NOW LOCATED ON 1728 BANCROFTS AVE. RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM WINGSTOP• HEY GIRL THIS _____________ WEN U CUM BCK FRM TEXAS HERE AT THE
CLINIC ON 3RD U SHULD STP BI THEY HAV GUD CLASSES N PROGRAM N ULL FEL LYK HOME• COME TO THE THIRD ST YOUTH CLINIC FOR STD CHECK• HEY. SO I'M AT THE CLINIC AND I'M GONNA GET TESTED. YOU SHOULD
COME GET CHECKED TOO. I'LL COME WITH YOU IF YOU WANT. IT'S OVER ON 3RD NEXT TO THE NEW WINGSTOP.• HEY I'M AT THE THIRD STREET CLINIC IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO GET
CHECKED OUT• I JUST GOT CHECKED OUT AT THE 3RD ST CLINIC AND THEY WERE REALLY
NICE THEY OFFER FREE TESTING AND HELPED ME A LOT, YOU SHOULD COME DOWN TOO.
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CONCERNS• NOTHING (N=55)• RESPONSE FROM FRIEND (N=17)• OTHER (N=28)• THAT FRIENDS WOULD REMEMBER• THEY WON’T TAKE MY ADVICE• NOT AGREE TO GO TO CLINIC• THINK I HAVE SOMETHING• TOO MANY PEOPLE CALL CLINIC PHONE
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•“ARE YOU OK”•“ARE YOU FINNA BE A DADDY?•“LOL. WHAT? THAT WAS HECCA RANDOM”•“LMFAO. NICE. OKAY WELL WHEN I GET HOME”•“OK!! LET ME CHECK IT RIGHT OUT” •“FA SHO. WHAT TIME IT ENDS? I GET OUT @ 4”•“I JUST GOT CHECK, THAT SHIT AIN’T NOTHING TO BE PLAYED WITH”•“BITCH WHAT YOU TELLING ME FOR? I GO TO MY DR. EVERY 3 MONTHS FOR
THE •FREE AND I DAMN SHO AINT GOT HIV”
RESPONSES
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NUMBER OF PATIENTS
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STI TESTS
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POSITIVE STI
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HIV TESTING
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CONCLUSIONS & LESSONS LEARNED• GET RID OF SMALL GROUP
INTERVENTIONS?• TRADE OFFS: INTENSITY VS. REACH• BEHAVIOR CHANGE MODELS STILL HOLD• USE THE STRENGTHS OF TECHNOLOGY• DON’T FORGET THE SCIENCE• DANGERS?• OPPORTUNITIES
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THANK YOUDr. Marguerita LightfootDr. Ayanna BennettNational Institute of Drug AbuseNational Institute of Mental HealthWilliam T. Grant FoundationMAC FoundationResearch TeamAgencies, schools, providers3rd Street Youth Center & ClinicYouth willing to share their lives