sing a mobile phone app and sms to increase uptake of information on HIV/AIDS and improve HIV testing among adolescents and youth.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS
- Registration Number
- PACTR202209650999226
- Lead Sponsor
- Impact Research and Development Organization
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 192
Inclusion Criteria
i) Adolescents and youth between the ages of 15-24
ii) Enrolled in Budalangi theatre community-based organization
iii) Planning to remain in Bunyala for the duration of study (9 months)
iv) Adolescents and youth who own/have access to a phone
v) Verified literacy in reading and understanding English/Kiswahili languages, to be able to read SMS or information on the App
Exclusion Criteria
i) Adolescents and youth below the age of 15 and above the age of 24
ii) Adolescent not enrolled in Budalangi theatre community-based organization
iii) Planning to move out of Bunyala within the next 9 months.
iv) Adolescents and youth without a phone or access to a phone
v) Those unable to read and understand English/Kiswahili languages
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Developed/customised available and validated information sources on HIV among adolescent and youth in a mobile app and SMS.<br>2. Uptake of HIV testing and retention to care among adolescents and youth using a mobile phone application and SMS.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Uptake of the interventions among those eligible for the study. Assessed by measuring the proportion of eligible FSWs who agree to join and remain in the study.<br>2. Documented barriers to and facilitators of WhatsApp and SMS delivery among young FSW, and participation in WhatsApp discussions. This will be achieved by reviewing the barriers and facilitators listed by the intervention implementers, and proportion of those enrolled in WhatsApp who participate in the discussions <br>