Online Peer Support for Youth at Higher Risk of or Living with HIV: A Qualitative Content Analysis
With the rise of technology-based interventions for HIV risk reduction among adolescents, research is needed to assess how youth participate in these strategies. We used qualitative content analysis to examine youth's posts in an online peer support intervention through the Adolescent Trials Network (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03134833, registered May 1, 2017) for youth at higher risk of or living with HIV. We analyzed 308 posts across 85 conversations related to sexual health from 144 peer support participants. Conversation topics included risk reduction, partner navigation, sexual activity, awareness/advocacy, and consent/harassment. Results may inform the design, adaptation, and implementation of digital peer support interventions.
Authors
- Mohammad Amin Wani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4737-3731)
- Yvonne J. Bryson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1589-269X)
- Wenze Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-8842)
- Catherine Donahue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8908-8882)
- Ramesh Raju Rudra Raju
- Kelsey Ishimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2031-6913)
- Tara Kerin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2655-5605)
- Panteha Hayati Rezvan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6360-8388)
- M. Alice
- Sung‐Jae Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-7430)
- Cathy J. Reback (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4375-7452)
- Katherine Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5510-5429)
- Elizabeth Mayfield Arnold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4279-8896)
- Ruth Cortado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9280-4107)
- Anusha Moses (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0267-571X)
- Risa Flynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0289-2842)
- Mary Jane Rotheram‐Borus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6395-5187)
- Jasmine Fournier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4256-9476)
- Warren Scott Comulada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1340-6371)
- Antwon Chaplin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6061-4247)
- Debra A. Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7846-5164)
- Wilson Ramos
- Norweeta G. Milburn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1004-0415)
- Dallas T. Swendeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4570-6352)
- María Isabel Puerto Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3457-7022)
- Stacey Urauchi
- Robert Bolan
- Marguerita Lightfoot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5293-9755)
- C.Y. Liu
- Sergio Jimenez
- Manuel A. Ocasio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8287-2878)
- Jeffrey David Klausner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6922-7364)
- William Gertsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0307-438X)
- Yara Tapia
- Sue Ellen Abdalian
- D B Thomas
- Karin Nielsen
- Curtis Wong
- Jody Kussin
- Jasmine Mosafer
- Diana Polanco
- Sabrina Ghalambor
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (FR)
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AIDS and Behavior
- Published
- 2025-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04677-z
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
- Center for AIDS Research, University of California Los Angeles
- Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services, University of California, Los Angeles