Table 3.

Results of the persona analysis for the Afiya texting adaptation.

Characteristics	Shannon	Tonya	Kia	Shauna	Lexie
Narrative	Shannon has been in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend for almost a year. They stopped using condoms after the first couple of months	Tonya is single. She just got out of a relationship and needs some time to focus on herself and her schoolwork	Kia is dating someone, but also talking to a couple of other guys. She does not have a formal boyfriend but has a consistent sex partner. However, they are not in an exclusive, monogamous relationship	Shauna is starting a new relationship with a guy. They’ve been seeing each other for a month. She is abstinent and is ready to let him know her sexual health choice	Lexie has both a boyfriend and a casual sex partner
Condom use	Shannon has discontinued the use of condoms	Tonya is not having sex right now but wants to use condoms when she does get into a relationship again	Kia uses condoms with her sex partners	Shauna does not need condoms at this time as she is not having sex	Lexie uses condoms with her casual partner but not with her boyfriend
Relationship status	Shannon has had a boyfriend for 1 year	Tonya has no boyfriend	Kia has no boyfriend but has multiple partners	Shauna has a new partner	Lexie has concurrent sex partners
Link to Afiya intervention scripts	Script D: no to condom use	Script A: no boyfriend; me time	Script C: yes to condom use	Script B: yes to abstaining	Script E: inconsistent condom use