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Growing up with Media II
Sexual violence is a significant public health issue. The National Institutes of Justice estimate that over one million people are victims of rape and sexual assault each year, resulting in an annual $127 billion in associated victim costs. Adult domestic violence is estimated to affect 2.3 million victims and cost an additional $67 [...]
Read This »Smoking cessation via text messaging in the US
About one in four young adults in the US are current smokers. Although over half report the desire to quit or cut down, quit rates among young adults have remained stagnant in the last ten years.
An estimated 75% of 18 – 24 year olds in the United States have a cell phone, 60% of whom [...]
Identifying Positive Aspects of Youth Internet Use: The Next Step in Prevention
The online world is transforming the experiences and relationships of youth in both positive and negative ways. Identifying youth who may be more vulnerable to Internet victimization as well as protective factors that may reduce this risk is an important public health concern. We are conducting a national, online survey of over 4000 adolescents 13-18 [...]
Read This »Smoking cessation via text messaging in Turkey
An estimated 51-63% of Turkish men and 24-26% of Turkish women 15 years of age and older are currently smokers. A recent survey conducted among 147 adults living in Ankara who were current smokers indicates that one in three (34%) would be somewhat or extremely likely to access a text messaging-based smoking cessation program if [...]
Read This »CyberSenga: Harnessing the power of the internet to prevent HIV in Ugandan youth
HIV and AIDS have had a devastating impact on the world’s morbidity and mortality figures, and this is particularly true on countries in sub-Saharan Africa such as Uganda. Concurrently, there has been an explosion in technology use. In fact, almost half of adolescents in Mbarara we surveyed said they have ever used the [...]
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