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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| S6 0541-01-10 | Other Grant/Funding Number | Grand Challenges Canada |
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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, the investigators proposed to design, implement, and evaluate an intervention using text messages to promote HIV testing among Peruvian MSM recruited online. To achieve this objective, the investigators 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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention arm | Experimental | Participants received weekly text messages to promote health and HIV testing and were followed and supported by trained healthcare counselors through two-way communication. Participants were able to set up an appointment for HIV testing at no charge. |
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| Control arm | No Intervention | Participants were able to set up an appointment for HIV testing at no charge. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Text message-based intervention | Behavioral | Participants received weekly text messages to promote health and HIV testing and were followed and supported by trained healthcare counselors through two-way communication over a 12-week period. They were able to schedule a free HIV testing appointment at any time up to six months after enrollment. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of participants who received an HIV test | Having undergone HIV testing at one of the study-affiliated health centers | From enrollment to the end of the 6-month follow-up period |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | Lima | Lima Province | Peru |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006716 | Homosexuality |
| ID | Term |
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| D019529 | Sexuality |
| D012725 | Sexual Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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