This collection of information is
proposed to evaluate a communication campaign that encourages youth
to be tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including
HIV. Encouraging youth to be tested for STD/HIV is a major goal of
the Division of STD Prevention, as these diseases often show no
symptoms, but cause long-term consequences. Because the topic is
stigmatized and sensitive, communication campaigns involving
STD/HIV are difficult to create and sustain. The GYT: Get Yourself
Tested campaign has been sustained for multiple years, and there
are indications that it is successful; however, the campaign needs
to be formally evaluated to determine if it is effective in
reaching the target population, and if its messages are understood
and acted upon by the target audience. We propose to do this using
an established market-research panel (Knowledge Networks) as the
study population, selecting 4,000 participants ages 25 and under.
Participants have already consented to participate in survey
research for the market-research panel; this survey will be
included as part of their annual participation in the firm's survey
research.
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USC 301 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
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the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
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benefit, or mandatory);
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