NYMC Faculty Publications
Measuring Acceptability and Engagement of The Keep It Up! Internet-Based HIV Prevention Randomized Controlled Trial for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
DOI
10.1521/aeap.2019.31.4.287
Journal Title
AIDS Education and Prevention
First Page
287
Last Page
305
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2019
Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, African Continental Ancestry Group, Behavior Therapy, European Continental Ancestry Group, HIV Infections, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Hispanic Americans, Homosexuality, Male, Humans, Internet, Male, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Patient Education as Topic, Risk Reduction Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Telemedicine, Young Adult
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Mental and Social Health
Abstract
HIV disproportionately impacts young men of color who have sex with men. Keep It Up! (KIU!) is an online intervention that addresses the needs of this population. The study objective was to examine intervention acceptability and engagement. Outcomes of interests were qualitative and quantitative acceptability and engagement measures, content ratings, and paradata. On average, participants rated content (4 out of 5 stars) and acceptability (3.5 out of 4) highly. Compared to
White participants, Black participants found KIU! more useful, engaging, and acceptable; Latino participants found KIU! more engaging; and other non-White participants found KIU! more engaging and acceptable. Participants with high school or less education found KIU! more useful, engaging, acceptable, and deserving of five stars than college graduates (p values = .047,
Recommended Citation
Madkins, K., Moskowitz, D., Moran, K., Dellucci, T. V., & Mustanski, B. (2019). Measuring Acceptability and Engagement of The Keep It Up! Internet-Based HIV Prevention Randomized Controlled Trial for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men. AIDS Education and Prevention, 31 (4), 287-305. https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2019.31.4.287
