为男同性恋者推广并采用一项新的在线性伴通知和重新检测提醒服务。

Promotion and uptake of a new online partner notification and retesting reminder service for gay men.

作者信息

Bourne Chris, Zablotska Iryna, Williamson Anthony, Calmette Yves, Guy Rebecca

机构信息

Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

出版信息

Sex Health. 2012 Sep;9(4):360-7. doi: 10.1071/SH11132.

DOI:10.1071/SH11132

PMID:22877596

Abstract

BACKGROUND

In 2006, two new innovative features were added to a website called WhyTest which provided HIV/sexually transmissable infection (STI) information for gay men. The features were the 'Tell them' service allowing visitors to forward anonymous e-postcard or short message services (SMS) to sexual partners who may have been exposed to an STI, and the 'Remind me' service allowing visitors to register for a 3-, 6- or 12-monthly SMS reminder for a sexual health check. We describe the uptake of the new website functionality, and recognition of a health promotion campaign conducted in January-June 2007 to promote these new features.

METHODS

We used Poisson regression to assess trends in monthly partner notification messages and STI testing reminders sent in August 2007-June 2010. We also analysed 2007 Sydney Gay Community Periodic Survey data to measure recall of the campaign.

RESULTS

A total of 7923 partner notification messages were sent in the period August 2007-June 2010, with a significant increasing trend in monthly messages sent (P<0001). Of the total messages sent, 7581 (96%) were by SMS and 342 (4%) by e-postcards. A total of 1023 STI testing reminders were sent in the same period, with a significant increasing trend in monthly reminders sent (P<0.001); 516 reminders were by SMS (50.4%) and 507 by email (49.6%). The 2007 Sydney Gay Community Periodic Survey showed that 55% of the 2342 participants recognised the WhyTest image in the campaign.

CONCLUSION

There was high awareness of WhyTest campaign images and the SMS partner notification service was more popular than the e-postcard feature.

摘要

背景

2006年，一个名为WhyTest的网站增加了两项创新功能，该网站为男同性恋者提供艾滋病毒/性传播感染（STI）信息。这两项功能分别是“告诉他们”服务，允许访问者向可能接触过性传播感染的性伴侣转发匿名电子明信片或短信服务（SMS）；以及“提醒我”服务，允许访问者注册每3、6或12个月一次的性健康检查短信提醒。我们描述了新网站功能的使用情况，以及对2007年1月至6月开展的一项促进这些新功能的健康促进活动的认知情况。

方法

我们使用泊松回归来评估2007年8月至2010年6月期间每月发送的性伴侣通知信息和性传播感染检测提醒的趋势。我们还分析了2007年悉尼同性恋社区定期调查数据，以衡量对该活动的回忆情况。

结果

2007年8月至2010年6月期间共发送了7923条性伴侣通知信息，每月发送的信息呈显著上升趋势（P<0.001）。在发送的所有信息中，7581条（96%）是通过短信发送的，342条（4%）是通过电子明信片发送的。同期共发送了1023条性传播感染检测提醒，每月发送的提醒呈显著上升趋势（P<0.001）；516条提醒是通过短信发送的（50.4%），507条是通过电子邮件发送的（49.6%）。2007年悉尼同性恋社区定期调查显示,在2342名参与者中，55%的人认出了活动中的WhyTest标志。