Young People's Views and Experiences of a Mobile Phone Texting Intervention to Promote Safer Sex Behavior.
Rebecca Sophia FrenchOna L McCarthyPaula BaraitserKaye WellingsJulia V BaileyCaroline J FreePublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2016)
From the perspective of the recipients, the tone, frequency, and content of the text messaging-based sexual health intervention was acceptable and appropriate. Their accounts indicated that the intervention increased knowledge, confidence, and safer sex behaviors. A large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) is needed to assess effectiveness.