Effectiveness of a Mobile-based HIV Prevention Intervention for Rural and Low-income Population Involving Incentive Policy for Doctors in Liangshan, China: a Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS
- Sponsor
- Peking University
- Enrollment
- 4000
- Primary Endpoint
- HIV-related knowledge improvement
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will be carried out in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, China, using a single-blinded randomized controlled trial design to measure the effects of a mobile-based HIV-related information intervention on group HIV/AIDS prevention. Village doctors will be responsible for sending the HIV-related health education information to the participants. The aim of this study is to develop a generalizable, effective, acceptable, and convenient mobile-based information intervention model to improve HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, practices, and health outcomes in poverty-stricken areas in China and measure the impact of incentive policies on the work of village doctors in Liangshan, China.
Investigators
Yu Sun
Ph.D., Assistant Director, PKU China Center for Health Economic Research (CCHER)
Peking University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •aged 18 years or older
- •has mobile phone with internet service
- •has and use WeChat and TikTok account regularly
- •willing to provide informed consent
- •speak Mandarin Chinese or Yi ethnic group's language
Exclusion Criteria
- •diagnosed with psychiatric disorders
- •diagnosed with severe cognitive impairment
- •diagnosed with severe physical disabilities
- •has already attended or is currently attending another intervention program
- •plan on moving out of Liangshan in the 18-month study period
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
HIV-related knowledge improvement
Time Frame: 18 months
Result will be obtained by calculating weighted scores for the indicators in the HIV Knowledge Questionnaire 18 (HIV-KQ-18) to represent the participants' and their family members' level of knowledge measured by the baseline and follow-up questionnaires. The HIV-KQ-18 is a self-administered 18-item questionnaire; the possible scores range from 0 to 18, with 0-9 representing low HIV-related knowledge and 10-18 representing high HIV-related knowledge.
Comparison of the effectiveness of different financial compensations
Time Frame: 18 months
The research team will compare the two interventions to determine what type of financial reward, standardized compensation or participant performance-based compensation, is more effective at incentivizing village doctors to deliver and promote the intervention content.
Secondary Outcomes
- Effectiveness of secondary knowledge transmission: HIV-related knowledge improvement of the participants' family members(18 months)
- Behavioral changes: condom use(18 months)
- Behavioral changes: substance use(18 months)
- Health outcomes: HIV prevalence(18 months)
- Health outcomes: mental health(18 months)
- Health outcomes: all-cause mortality(18 months)
- Social factors: quality of life(18 months)
- Social factors: stigma towards HIV(18 months)
- Social factors: perception of social support(18 months)
- Retention of HIV-related knowledge(18 months)
- Feasibility: participants' use of social media applications(18 months)
- Level of engagement(18 months)
- Study's acceptability and satisfaction(18 months)
- Cost-effectiveness of the intervention:(18 months)