Clients’ preferred methods of obtaining sexually transmissable infection or HIV results from Sydney Sexual Health Centre

Given the documented benefits of using text messaging (short message service; SMS), the internet and email to deliver sexually transmissible infection (STI) test results, including high acceptability among clients, Sydney Sexual Health Centre (SSHC) aimed to identify which methods our clients preferred for receiving their results, using a cross-sectional survey. There was a preference for SMS (32%) for negative STI results, and for SMS (27%), phone call (27%) and in-person (26%) for negative HIV results. An in-person preference was shown for receiving positive STI results (40%) and positive HIV results (56%, P < 0.001). While many clients would prefer to receive STI test results via text messages or phone call, many also still prefer a return visit, with this preference is dependent on the type and nature of the results. Our study suggests that, ideally, several options for obtaining results should be available.

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Young adults’ preferred options for receiving chlamydia screening test results: a cross-sectional survey of 6085 young adults

International Journal of STD & AIDS ◽

10.1258/ijsa.2011.010482 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 22 (11) ◽

pp. 635-639 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

R Brugha ◽

M Balfe ◽

R M Conroy ◽

E Clarke ◽

M Fitzgerald ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Screening Test ◽

Text Messages ◽

Phone Call ◽

Chlamydia Screening ◽

Test Results ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Transmitted Infection ◽

Cross Sectional

Summary We investigated how young adults aged 18-29 years would like to be notified of chlamydia screening test results, and, when they test positive, their willingness and preferred mechanism for informing their partners. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 6085 young adults and found that a call to their mobile phone was their preferred way of receiving positive test results (selected by 50%), followed by email. Text messages (short message service [SMS]) and calls to landline phones were unpopular options, selected by between 5 and 10%. Over 75% of respondents stated they would inform their current partner of a positive chlamydia diagnosis, and 50% would inform their previous partners. Most were willing to receive yearly reminders to go for a chlamydia test. Young adults preference for being informed of chlamydia test results by mobile phone call, rather than by email or SMS text, especially if they test positive, suggests they place high value on the security of the communication mechanism. Offering a range of mechanisms for receipt of test results may increase the acceptability and coverage of sexually transmitted infection (STI) control strategies.

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An automated, electronic, client-centred results delivery system saves time and improves workflow

Sexual Health ◽

10.1071/sh18100 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 88 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Vickie Knight ◽

Colleen Nugent ◽

Rebecca Houghton ◽

Kelly O'Reilly ◽

Elizabeth Scally ◽

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Keyword(s):

Short Message ◽

Efficiency Gain ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Negative Results ◽

Client Preference ◽

Message Service ◽

Return Visits ◽

Telephone Calls ◽

Positive Results

Background Traditional result notification methods, such as telephone calls, return visits and individualised emails or Short Message Service (SMS) texts, can be time consuming and may not align with client preference. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of our clients that showed that many clients prefer negative results by SMS or email, with the option to call or attend in person for positive results. Methods: We developed an innovative result-robot module in the electronic medical record that reads the electronic result and, using predefined algorithms, determines which SMS or email result template to send to the client. Results and Conclusion: Delivering automated negative results resulted in a 41% decrease in the number of clients calling for their results, demonstrating a significant efficiency gain.

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Graphemic representation of text-messaging

Pragmatics ◽

10.1075/prag.19.3.05spi ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 393-412 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Tereza Spilioti

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

New Media ◽

Text Messaging ◽

Short Message Service ◽

Text Messages ◽

Greek Text ◽

Short Message ◽

Age Group ◽

Message Service ◽

Technological Affordances

The aim of this study is to investigate the choice of alphabetical encoding in Greek text-messaging (or Short Message Service, SMS). The analysis will be based on a corpus of 447 text-messages exchanged among participants who belong to the age group of ‘youth’ (15-25 years old) and live in Athens (Greece). The data analysis will show that the standard practice of writing with Greek characters represents the norm in Greek SMS. The script norm will be discussed in relation to the medium’s technological affordances and the participants’ stance towards new media. The analysis will then focus on non-standard graphemic choices, such as the use of both, Greek and Roman, alphabets in the encoding of single messages. It will be demonstrated that such marked choices are employed as a means of indexing the participants’ affiliation with global popular cultures and enhancing expressivity in a medium of reduced paralinguistic cues.

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Drug use and the influence on kissing among men who have sex with men in Melbourne, Australia

International Journal of STD & AIDS ◽

10.1177/0956462419878338 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 16-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Eric PF Chow ◽

Jason J Ong ◽

Lenka A Vodstrcil ◽

Christopher K Fairley

Keyword(s):

Risk Factor ◽

Drug Use ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Health Centre ◽

Sexually Active ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sex With Men

The use of drugs is not uncommon among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Kissing has been recently identified as a risk factor for gonorrhoea. This study aimed to examine the proportion of MSM who used drugs and how specific drugs influence the likelihood of kissing. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among MSM attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre between March 2016 and February 2017. Participants reported their use of eleven specific drugs in the last three months and whether they felt the drug influenced them to kiss someone. Four thousand, three hundred and ninety-one MSM were included in the analysis; 63.1% ( n = 2772) used at least one drug in the last three months and 36.6% ( n = 1605) used ≥2 drugs. Poppers (44.8%), marijuana (30.8%) and ecstasy (19.1%) were the three most common drugs used among MSM in the last three months. 80.4% of ecstasy users and 74.3% of gammahydroxybutyrate users reported the drug made them much more likely to kiss someone. The majority of MSM reported that the use of heroin (63.6%) and Viagra/Cialis (60.7%) did not influence their kissing behaviour. Drug use is common among sexually active MSM in Melbourne. Most reported the use of ecstasy would increase their likelihood of kissing someone.

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Text Message Responsivity in a 2-Way Short Message Service Pilot Intervention With Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Cancer (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.12547 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Alexandra M Psihogios ◽

Yimei Li ◽

Eliana Butler ◽

Jessica Hamilton ◽

Lauren C Daniel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Text Messaging ◽

Text Message ◽

Adult Survivors ◽

Text Messages ◽

Adolescent And Young Adult ◽

Short Message ◽

Message Service ◽

Young Adult Survivors ◽

Pilot Intervention ◽

Text Message Intervention

OBJECTIVE Within a 2-way text messaging study in AYAs who recently completed treatment for cancer, we sought to evaluate text message responsivity across different types of text messages. METHODS AYAs who recently completed treatment for cancer (n=26; mean age=16 years; 62% female, 16/26 participants) received 2-way text messages about survivorship health topics over a 16-week period. Using participants’ text message log data, we coded responsivity to text messages and evaluated trends in responsivity to unprompted text messages and prompted text messages of varying content (eg, medication reminders, appointment reminders, and texts about personal experiences as a cancer survivor). RESULTS Across prompted and unprompted text messages, responsivity rapidly decreased (P ≤.001 and =.01, respectively) and plateaued by the third week of the intervention. However, participants were more responsive to prompted text messages (mean responsivity=46% by week 16) than unprompted messages (mean responsivity=10% by week 16). They also demonstrated stable responsivity to certain prompted content: medication reminders, appointment reminders, goal motivation, goal progress, and patient experience texts. CONCLUSIONS Our methodology of evaluating text message responsivity revealed important patterns of engagement in a 2-way text message intervention for AYA cancer survivors.

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Implementation of Super Playfair in Messaging

10.31227/osf.io/acxtv ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Andysah Putera Utama Siahaan ◽

Mesran Mesran

Keyword(s):

Text Messaging ◽

Short Message Service ◽

Text Messages ◽

Short Message ◽

Message Delivery ◽

Digital Form ◽

Encryption And Decryption ◽

Cryptographic Algorithms ◽

Message Service ◽

Symmetric Key

Data is the essential thing in the world of communication. Text messaging is a way of communicating that is sent in digital form. This message is very widely used in electronic media such as short message service. This message was sent through the service provider. Messages sent are unsafe and can be intercepted at the time of submission. Message delivery needs to apply cryptographic algorithms to text messages sent using encryption and decryption techniques. Super Playfair cipher and two square cipher algorithms are a development of Playfair cipher method. This method is a quite complicated way of solving it than other classical methods. These methods belong to classical cryptographic algorithms that use substitution encoding techniques and character transitions that use a symmetric key in the process of encryption and decryption.

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An Internet of Things (IoT) Project Based on a Text Messaging (SMS) Gateway Applied to a Pipeline SCADA System

Volume 3: Operations, Monitoring, and Maintenance; Materials and Joining ◽

10.1115/ipc2018-78044 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Marco Antonio D. Bezerra ◽

Mateus da C. S. Cabral ◽

Edson R. Santiago

Keyword(s):

Internet Of Things ◽

Mobile Communications ◽

Text Messaging ◽

Text Message ◽

Text Messages ◽

Short Message ◽

Short Text ◽

Log Files ◽

Message Service ◽

System Breakdown

The present work arose from problems occurred during the revamp of a pipeline SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system at the beginning of 2012, when occurred some unexpected system crashes that could interrupt the operation of the second major Brazilian pipeline maritime terminal. Before a system breakdown, we observed some signs, like fail-overs in the event log files. If the development and maintenance crews were aware of these events not only the problem causes could be better understood, but also the imminent crash could have been avoided. A faster and autonomous way for the system communicates its problems was necessary. ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) — a part of an autonomous communication system, which reports aircraft condition for a system on the ground, through satellite links and short messages — inspired us to develop an Internet of Things (IoT) system, using text messages (SMS, short message service) of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). Autonomous and short text messages are the keywords that drove our work, and the solution came through a text message gateway — the solution to get information in advance. This presentation will discuss the idea, hardware and software components, message format, applications and future perspectives.

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Sleep Habits and Nighttime Texting Among Adolescents

The Journal of School Nursing ◽

10.1177/1059840517704964 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 121-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Pernilla Garmy ◽

Teresa M. Ward

Keyword(s):

Text Messaging ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Text Messages ◽

Time Variability ◽

Sleep Habits ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Wake Time ◽

Adolescent Students ◽

Time In Bed ◽

Message Service

The aim of this study was to examine sleep habits (i.e., bedtimes and rising times) and their association with nighttime text messaging in 15- to 17-year-old adolescents. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from a web-based survey of adolescent students attending secondary schools in southern Sweden ( N = 278, 50% female). Less than 8 hr of time in bed during school nights was significantly associated with more sleep difficulties, wake time variability on school days and weekends, daytime tiredness, and less enjoyment at school (all ps < .05). Sending and/or receiving text messages (Short Message Service [SMS]) at night was significantly associated with later bedtimes, shorter time in bed, daytime tiredness during school, and irregular sleep habits ( p < .05). These findings highlight the importance of regular, consistent sleep habits and the problems associated with sleeping with a cell phone in the bedroom.

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