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The Impact of Brief Messages on HSV-2 Screening Uptake Among Female Defendants in a Court Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial Utilizing Prospect Theory
Journal of health communication, v 20(2), pp 230-236
01 Feb 2015
PMID: 25494832
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Abstract
Epidemiologic data demonstrate that women involved with the criminal justice system in the United States are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections, including herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Female defendants were recruited from a misdemeanor court to assess whether brief framed messages utilizing prospect theory could encourage testing for HSV-2. Participants were randomly assigned to a message condition (gain, loss, or control), completed an interviewer-administered survey assessing factors associated with antibody test uptake/refusal and were offered free point-of-care HSV-2 serologic testing. Although individuals in the loss-frame group accepted testing at the highest rate, an overall statistical difference in HSV-2 testing behavior by group (p ≤ .43) was not detected. The majority of the sample (74.6%) characterized receiving a serological test for HSV-2 as health affirming. However, this did not moderate the effect of the intervention nor was it significantly associated with test acceptance (p ≤ .82). Although the effects of message framing are subtle, the findings have important theoretical implications given the participants' characterization of HSV-2 screening as health affirming despite being a detection behavior. Implications of study results for health care providers interested in brief, low cost interventions are also explored.
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- Title
- The Impact of Brief Messages on HSV-2 Screening Uptake Among Female Defendants in a Court Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial Utilizing Prospect Theory
- Creators
- Alexis M. Roth - Drexel UniversityBarbara Van Der Pol - University of Alabama at BirminghamJ. Dennis Fortenberry - Indiana UniversityBrian Dodge - Indiana UniversityMichael Reece - Indiana UniversityDavid Certo - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisGregory D. Zimet - Indiana University
- Publication Details
- Journal of health communication, v 20(2), pp 230-236
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000350338700013
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84924918400
- Other Identifier
- 991019168432104721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Communication
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