Joining Under-connected Networks to Optimize "Salud" (Health) ("JUNTOS")

Enhancing HIV Prevention and Treatment Referral and Engagement Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM): A Pilot Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of the JUNTOS Referral Network

The objective of this study is to evaluate the JUNTOS Referral Network as an implementation strategy to enhance the reach of HIV-prevention and treatment services to Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).

Inclusion Criteria:

HIV Test counselors:

• 18 years of age or older
• Certified as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County (at the time of enrollment)
• Working or volunteering as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County and report testing 2 or more Latino MSM client per month (at the time of enrollment)
• Plans to continue working or volunteering as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County for the next 6 months
• Reports suboptimal fidelity to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) referral guidelines (<90% fidelity) and/or self-reports an unmet need for HIV prevention/treatment referral resources

Latino MSM:

• 18 years of age or older
• Identifies as Latino/a/x or Hispanic
• Identifies as a sexual minority man or reports being a man who has sex with men
• Speaks English and/or Spanish
• Received a diagnostic HIV test from an HIV test counselor participating in the study or completed a diagnostic HIV test with a counselor in the last 3 months
• Lives in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, or Palm Beach County and anticipates living there for the next three months

Exclusion Criteria:

HIV test counselors:

• Unable to consent
• Study personnel unable to verify HIV test counselor role in Miami-Dade County or Broward County (e.g., confirmation of where they work/volunteer as HIV test counselor, location they state they provide services doesn't exist or does not provide HIV testing services)
• Works as an HIV test counselor in an incarceration/prison setting (i.e., clients are prisoners)

Latino MSM:

• Unable to consent