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A Mobile Phone Game to Prevent HIV Among Young Africans
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Tumaini Mobile Phone Game for HIV/AIDS. Completed, enrolled 60 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This project will test the feasibility of an electronic game to prevent HIV among African preadolescents, delivered via inexpensive Android smart phones. In order to collect feasibility data for a future randomized controlled trial, this study involves the pilot-testing of the intervention with a sample of young people in Nyanza region, Kenya, where 11.4% of young women ages 15-24 are HIV-infected. This feasibility study will be carried out with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Tumaini is a scenario-based role-playing game application, optimized for use on low-cost Android smartphones. Participants will be invited to play the game for at least ten hours over a period of three weeks. The game is designed to: educate players about sexual health and HIV/AIDS; build risk-reduction skills and related self-efficacy for prevention of HIV/STIs and unintended pregnancy; challenge HIV stigma and harmful gender norms; and promote parent-child dialogue.