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Text Messaging to Promote HIV Testing in Gay Men

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
HIV Testing
Registration Number
NCT07165496
Lead Sponsor
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Brief Summary

The rate of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high among Peruvian men who have sex with men (MSM), and new prevention programs should be developed to reach and provide sexual health services to more MSM. The Internet is a feasible medium both for recruiting participants and for implementing projects with MSM in Lima, Peru. Likewise, in Peru, mobile phones are promising tools for carrying out HIV-related interventions due to the high rate of mobile phone penetration. The Internet is a way to reach MSM who do not attend traditional health centers due to the stigma associated with being homosexual. Since mobile phones can be used to promote health, we proposed to design, implement, and evaluate an intervention using text messages to promote HIV testing among Peruvian MSM recruited online. To achieve this objective, we conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of a text message-based intervention to promote HIV testing among MSM in Lima recruited via the Internet.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria

a) Be male at birth; b) Be 18 years of age or older; c) Be a resident of Lima, Peru; d) Report having had sex (oral or anal) with another man in the past 12 months; e) Provide informed consent; f) Own a mobile phone.

Exclusion Criteria

a) Report being HIV-positive; b) Have taken an HIV test within the past year.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HIV testingFrom enrollment to the end of the 6-month follow-up period

Having undergone HIV testing at one of the study-affiliated health centers

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

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Lima, Lima Province, Peru

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
🇵🇪Lima, Lima Province, Peru

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