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SEXINFO: A Sexual Health Text Messaging Service for San Francisco Youth
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In response to rising gonorrhea rates among African American youth in San Francisco, Calif, Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc, in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, developed SEXINFO, a sexual health text messaging service. SEXINFO is an information and referral service that can be accessed by texting “SEXINFO” to a 5-digit number from any wireless phone. A consortium of community organizations, religious groups, and health agencies assisted with identifying culturally appropriate local referral services. We conducted focus group sessions among youth aged 15 to 19 years to discuss the viability of the service. Usage of the service has been greater than expected, and an initial evaluation to assess the impact of SEXINFO on increasing access to sexual health services among at-risk adolescents has had promising results.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Levine, D., McCright, J., Dobkin, L., Woodruff, A. J., & Klausner, J. D.
- Affiliations
- San Francisco Department of Public Health (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2008-03
- Volume
- 98
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 393-395
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC2253571
- OpenAlex
- W2064586394
- Cited by
- 228
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 28.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Keywords
- sexual health, text messaging, youth health, gonorrhea, African American youth, sexually transmitted infections, sexual health services access, at-risk youth, San Francisco
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, California, Child, Communication, Feasibility Studies, Female, Health Education, Health Promotion, Health Status, Humans, Male, San Francisco, Sexual Behavior, Focus Groups, Social Marketing, Cell Phone
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