Text Messaging to Promote HIV Testing in Gay Men
- 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
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.
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
Name Time Method HIV testing From 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
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
🇵🇪Lima, Lima Province, Peru
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia🇵🇪Lima, Lima Province, Peru