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Mobile Health Intervention to Increase HIV Self Testing and Linkage to Services for High-Risk Men in China
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating WeTest-WeLink and Control condition for HIV. Completed, enrolled 1,800 participants across 3 sites.
Signals
Detailed Summary
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.
Study Details
Timeline
Arms & Interventions
Participants will have access to "WeTest-WeLink" application on the WeChat platform, which provides multi-media contents on HIV-related health information, online self-assessments, linkage to providers, data reports, and personal stories, in addition to two-way communication with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and free, additional HST.
Participants will receive contact information to local NGO to request basic information or receive emergency referrals; have access to "standard" WeChat group; and have free, additional HST.
Interventions
"WeTest-WeLink" application on the WeChat platform provides videos on HIV self-testing and linkage to care; informational articles on HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI), testing, antiviral treatment (ART), and care; online behavioral self-assessments; linkage to providers; local data reports; stories about coping, wellness, and social support; two-way communication with NGO; and free, additional HST.
Contact information of local NGO for emergency referrals; free additional HST.