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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols

Date Submitted: Apr 3, 2018
Open Peer Review Period: Apr 5, 2018 - Jun 22, 2018
Date Accepted: Oct 13, 2018
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The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Promising Approaches for Engaging Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV in HIV Primary Care Using Social Media and Mobile Technology Interventions: Protocol for the SPNS Social Media Initiative

Medich M, Medich M, Swendeman DT, Myers JJ, Comulada WS, Kao UH

Promising Approaches for Engaging Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV in HIV Primary Care Using Social Media and Mobile Technology Interventions: Protocol for the SPNS Social Media Initiative

JMIR Res Protoc 2019;8(1):e10681

DOI: 10.2196/10681

PMID: 30702434

PMCID: 6374729

Promising Approaches for Engaging HIV-Positive Youth and Young Adults in HIV Primary Care Using Social Media and Mobile Technology Interventions: A Protocol

  • Melissa Medich; 
  • Melissa Medich; 
  • Dallas T. Swendeman; 
  • Janet J. Myers; 
  • W. Scott Comulada; 
  • Uyen H. Kao

ABSTRACT

In the United States, disparities in rates of HIV care result from intersections of multiple and concurrent stigmas, substance use, homelessness or marginal housing, institutional neglect, mental health issues, etc. Novel interventions are needed that are geared to youth and young adults. In 2015, the Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau, Special Projects of National Significance chose an evaluation and technical assistance center (ETAC) at UCLA and selected ten interventions from demonstration sites all over the US that reflected innovative approaches using a variety of social media and digital technology strategies designed specifically for youth living with HIV. The ETAC developed a typology, or classification system, that systematically summarizes the principal components of the interventions into broader groups and developed a multi-site evaluation with a mixed-methods approach to evaluate them based on HIV health outcomes along the HIV care continuum. The mixed methods approach is key to remove potential biases in the effectiveness of demonstration projects. The results of the evaluation will include best practices, lessons learned and implications for system change or integration of social media and digital technology. This project will reduce new infections, increase access to care, and improve health outcome for people living with HIV, and reduce HIV-related


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Medich M, Medich M, Swendeman DT, Myers JJ, Comulada WS, Kao UH

Promising Approaches for Engaging Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV in HIV Primary Care Using Social Media and Mobile Technology Interventions: Protocol for the SPNS Social Media Initiative

JMIR Res Protoc 2019;8(1):e10681

DOI: 10.2196/10681

PMID: 30702434

PMCID: 6374729

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