Information and communications technology use among young female sex workers participating in a randomised human immunodeficiency virus prevention trial in Kampala, Uganda

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to determine the level and feasibility of use of information and communication technology (ICT) and social media for research and service delivery among young female sex workers (YFSWs) in Kampala, Uganda. METHODS: We analysed baseline data from 234 YFSWs in Kamp...

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Autores principales: Kasujja, Francis X, Mutabazi, Hillary, Muhanguzi, Eva, Seeley, Janet, King, Rachel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7989391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33739381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihab013
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Mutabazi, Hillary
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description BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to determine the level and feasibility of use of information and communication technology (ICT) and social media for research and service delivery among young female sex workers (YFSWs) in Kampala, Uganda. METHODS: We analysed baseline data from 234 YFSWs in Kampala ages 15–24 y participating in a randomized controlled trial testing a cognitive behavioural human immunodeficiency virus prevention intervention. RESULTS: Mobile phone ownership (68.3%) and short message service use (64.9%) were moderate and significantly lower in the 15- to 19-y age group. Computer use experience and internet access were low. CONCLUSIONS: We believe that the feasibility of ICT and social media-driven interventions among YFSWs is limited.
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spelling pubmed-79893912021-04-01 Information and communications technology use among young female sex workers participating in a randomised human immunodeficiency virus prevention trial in Kampala, Uganda Kasujja, Francis X Mutabazi, Hillary Muhanguzi, Eva Seeley, Janet King, Rachel Int Health Short Communication BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to determine the level and feasibility of use of information and communication technology (ICT) and social media for research and service delivery among young female sex workers (YFSWs) in Kampala, Uganda. METHODS: We analysed baseline data from 234 YFSWs in Kampala ages 15–24 y participating in a randomized controlled trial testing a cognitive behavioural human immunodeficiency virus prevention intervention. RESULTS: Mobile phone ownership (68.3%) and short message service use (64.9%) were moderate and significantly lower in the 15- to 19-y age group. Computer use experience and internet access were low. CONCLUSIONS: We believe that the feasibility of ICT and social media-driven interventions among YFSWs is limited. Oxford University Press 2021-03-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7989391/ /pubmed/33739381 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihab013 Text en © The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/),which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Information and communications technology use among young female sex workers participating in a randomised human immunodeficiency virus prevention trial in Kampala, Uganda
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7989391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33739381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihab013
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