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Mobile Health Intervention to Increase HIV Testing and Linkage to Care

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Sponsor: Emory University

Conditions: HIV

Interventions: WeTest-WeLink, Control condition

Countries: China

This 5-year project will test an mobile health approach to improve HIV self-testing (HST) and linkage to HIV-related care among high-risk men in China. HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) will be randomly assigned to an intervention group: access to WeTest-WeLink (a mobile application-based HIV testing health promotion and risk reduction program), or a control group. Participant HST and sexual risk behaviors will be evaluated at baseline and at 6, 12, and 18 months post-baseline.

Eligibility overview

Sex: MALE

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years or older
* Chinese
* Cis-gender male
* Condomless anal sex with another man in the past 6 months
* Resident in the study location for at least 6 months and no desire to relocate during the study period
* In possession of a mobile "smart" phone with capability to download and use WeChat
* HIV-negative (verified through HIV self-test at enrollment)
* Able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* HIV positive at enrollment
* Self-report coercion to participate

Locations (3)

Wuhan, Hubei, China
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Chengdu, Sichuan, China