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Developing mHealth to Promote PrEP Use Among Thai Young Men Who Have Sex With Men

CompletedNA

Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Conditions: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Interventions: Motivational Enhancement System for PrEP Uptake and Adherence (MES-PrEP), Motivational Interactive Text Messaging (MTM), Standard PrEP Counseling

Countries: Thailand

The goal of this study is to develop and pilot test technology-based interventions to promote Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and adherence among Thai young men who have sex with men (YMSM).

Eligibility overview

Sex: MALE

Age: 16 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 16-25 years old
* Men who report sex with men in the past 12 months
* Confirmed HIV-negative status
* Self-reported evidence of being at-risk for HIV acquisition, including one of the following in the past 6 months:

  1. having a sex with an HIV-positive partner
  2. having anal sex
  3. without using a condom
  4. being diagnosed with an STI or
  5. having any illicit drug use (e.g., Amphetamine type stimulants)
* Able to understand, read and speak Thai
* Either having not started PrEP (Group 1: PrEP naive) or currently on PrEP but not adherent to PrEP (taking ≤3 pills/week) in the past month (Group 2: PrEP users).

Exclusion Criteria:

* In a mutually monogamous relationship of more than 6 months with a partner who recently tested HIV-negative
* Have a serious cognitive or psychiatric problem that would compromise ability to provide informed consent
* currently enrolled in another HIV intervention study

Locations (3)

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand