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Free C, McCarthy O, French RS, et al. Can text messages increase safer sex behaviours in young people? Intervention development and pilot randomised controlled trial. Southampton (UK): NIHR Journals Library; 2016 Jul. (Health Technology Assessment, No. 20.57.)

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Appendix 2Topic guide for panels/focus groups

Part A

We are developing text messages for young people aged 16–24 years at risk of getting chlamydia.

  • What do you think we should cover in the messages?
  • What kind of messages should we send?

We are developing text messages to support young people who have been diagnosed with chlamydia.

  • What do you think we should cover in the messages?
  • What kind of messages should we send?
  • Are there any types of messages we shouldn’t send?
  • Is there anything else you would like to suggest about the messages and how we send them?

Prompts if not raised:

Should we cover examples of how other people have told their partner/condom use instructions/good and bad relationships or other/information about safer sex/negotiation skills – example of how other people negotiated safe sex or condom use/sexual pleasure?

Should the tone be jokey/like a friend/serious/like a doctor/nurse/counsellor/none of these?

Part B

Here are some messages that we have written. Please can you tell us what you think about each of them.

The whole group will be shown each message.

Prompts if not raised:

Are they easy to understand/relevant/helpful/irritating? Would you be happy to receive them? How would you improve them? Are there any you particularly like/dislike? Why?

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