Risks and benefits of text message-delivered and small group-delivered sexual health interventions among African American women in the Midwestern U.S. Ethics Behav 2015 Mar;25(2):146-168
Date
03/10/2015Pubmed ID
25750497Pubmed Central ID
PMC4349332DOI
10.1080/10508422.2014.948957Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84924574441 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 12 CitationsAbstract
Interventions to decrease acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases among African American women using text messages versus small group delivery modalities pose distinct research risks and benefits. Determining the relative risk-benefit ratio of studies using these different modalities has relied on the expertise of investigators and their institutional review boards. In this study, African American women participated in focus groups and surveys to elicit and compare risks and benefits inherent in these two intervention delivery modalities, focusing on issues such as convenience, privacy, and stigma of participation. Some risk/benefit variables were implicated in willingness to participate the two intervention modalities.
