TY - JOUR
T1 - Using computer technology for HIV prevention among African-Americans
T2 - Development of a tailored information program for safer sex (TIPSS)
AU - Noar, Seth M.
AU - Webb, Elizabeth M.
AU - Van Stee, Stephanie K.
AU - Redding, Colleen A.
AU - Feist-Price, Sonja
AU - Crosby, Richard
AU - Troutman, Adewale
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by grant no. 1-R34-MH077507-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - New prevention options are urgently needed for African-Americans in the United States given the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on this group. This combined with recent evidence supporting the efficacy of computer technology-based interventions in HIV prevention led our research group to pursue the development of a computer-delivered individually tailored intervention for heterosexually active African-Americans - the tailored information program for safer sex (TIPSS). In the current article, we discuss the development of the TIPSS program, including (i) the targeted population and behavior, (ii) theoretical basis for the intervention, (iii) design of the intervention, (iv) formative research, (v) technical development and testing and (vi) intervention delivery and ongoing randomized controlled trial. Given the many advantages of computer-based interventions, including low-cost delivery once developed, they offer much promise for the future of HIV prevention among African-Americans and other at-risk groups.
AB - New prevention options are urgently needed for African-Americans in the United States given the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on this group. This combined with recent evidence supporting the efficacy of computer technology-based interventions in HIV prevention led our research group to pursue the development of a computer-delivered individually tailored intervention for heterosexually active African-Americans - the tailored information program for safer sex (TIPSS). In the current article, we discuss the development of the TIPSS program, including (i) the targeted population and behavior, (ii) theoretical basis for the intervention, (iii) design of the intervention, (iv) formative research, (v) technical development and testing and (vi) intervention delivery and ongoing randomized controlled trial. Given the many advantages of computer-based interventions, including low-cost delivery once developed, they offer much promise for the future of HIV prevention among African-Americans and other at-risk groups.
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U2 - 10.1093/her/cyq079
DO - 10.1093/her/cyq079
M3 - Article
C2 - 21257676
AN - SCOPUS:79957933006
SN - 0268-1153
VL - 26
SP - 393
EP - 406
JO - Health Education Research
JF - Health Education Research
IS - 3
ER -
