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# Guy2Guy - INACTIVE

- Program Information
- Program Overview
- Program Description
- Program Component Table
- Program Implementation

- Research Evidence
- Reviewed Studies
- Study Characteristics
- Study Findings

Center for Innovative Public Health Research

Guy2Guy is a comprehensive HIV prevention program delivered via text messaging to cisgender boys between the ages of 14 to 18 who identify as gay, bisexual, or queer ('cisgender' refers to individuals whose current gender identity is the same as the sex they were assigned at birth; CDC, 2023). Guy2Guy content focuses on HIV prevention, sexual risk reduction, healthy and unhealthy relationships, and bullying. The program includes five weeks of programming and a one-week booster period delivered six weeks post-intervention.

Guy2Guy was designed for cisgender boys between the ages of 14 and 18 who identify as gay, bisexual, or queer.

Guy2Guy can be delivered in any setting via text messaging.

Guy2Guy is not currently available to implement; however, if you want more information on the program, please contact Michele Ybarra, Ph.D. at michele@innovativepublichealth.org.

Program component data is not available.

The goal of Guy2Guy is to provide content on HIV prevention, sexual risk reduction, healthy and unhealthy relationships, and bullying for sexually experienced and inexperienced cisgender gay, bisexual, or queer boys.

Guy2Guy is guided by the Information-Motivation-Behavioral model of HIV preventive behavior. Topics covered in scripted text messages include the importance of HIV testing, sexual risk reduction, condom use, healthy and unhealthy relationships, relationship violence, coming out, and bullying. The program’s content is tailored based on sexual experience and sexual identity. In addition to receiving program content, participants have the option to be paired with another participant (a Text Buddy) they can text for support throughout the program.

The program is delivered through text messages.

Guy2Guy includes five weeks of programming and a one-week booster period delivered six weeks post-intervention. Participants receive five to 10 daily text messages during the first five weeks of programming and the one-week booster period. All Text Buddy messages are run through a server to protect participants’ privacy.

Staffing needed to implement the program includes staff to monitor the Text Buddy conversations, answer participant questions, and recruit and enroll participants.

Participants are required to have access to a text-capable phone. Unlimited text messaging plans are encouraged but not required.

None.

Guy2Guy does not have any fidelity guidelines since is not currently available to implement.

Guy2Guy does not have staff training available.

Guy2Guy does not have technical assistance or ongoing support.

Guy2Guy does not have any allowable adaptations since is not currently available to implement.

### Evidence by Outcome Domain and Study

#### Notes

*Some study entries may include more than one citation because each citation examines a different follow-up period from the same study sample, or because each citation examines a different set of outcome measures on the same study sample. A blank cell indicates the study did not examine any outcome measures within the particular outcome domain or the findings for the outcome measures within that domain did not meet the review evidence standards.*

*Information on evidence of effectiveness is available only for studies that received a high or moderate rating. Read the description of the review process for more information on how these programs are identified.*