The future of safe-sex messages is now, and it's on your cell phone! According to an AP report by Angela Delli Santi, cell phone soap operas are being tested for their effectiveness in helping prevent STIs and STDs among young, urban women who may ignore other, more-traditional venues for safe-sex messages, such as pamphlets.250 women will be split into two groups - one that will receive and watch the cell phone soap operas, and one that will receive only text messages promoting condom use. After the study is over, all of the participants will be given a DVD with the 12 20-minute soap operas on it, allowing those who were not exposed to the soap operas the chance to view them.
From experience with patients, Rachel Jones, the creator of the study, recognizes that part of the reason so many young women are infected with sexual diseases is because the women, afraid of seeming distrustful, don't make their partners wear a condom, which increases their risk of exposure to infections. Hopefully, young women start worrying about protecting themselves rather than whether they seem trusting to a sexual partner. Besides, sex with a condom and without worry is always going to be better than the alternative!
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