Table 5.

Frequency of reported barriers and enablers to text message service engagement among youth.

Items			Respondents (n=100), n (%)
Enablers
	Texts are personalized	27 (27)
	Texts are interesting or grab my attention	20 (20)
	I receive a reasonable number of texts	15 (15)
	Obvious that texts are form a credible source	13 (13)
	Texts are short and to the point	12 (12)
	Texts are not too long or too short	8 (8)
	Texts include links to videos or visuals	4 (4)
	None of the above	1 (1)
Barriers
	Texts don’t grab my attention	18 (18)
	Texts are too long	16 (16)
	Getting the same info from elsewhere	15 (15)
	Receive too many texts	15 (15)
	Texts aren’t from a credible source	12 (12)
	Not checking the texts I receive	10 (10)
	Texts are sent at odd times	8 (8)
	None of the above	6 (6)