Text Messaging to Improve HIV Testing Among Young Women in Kenya
T2T
Evaluating Feasibility and Potential Impact of Text Messages on HIV Awareness Among Young Women in Rural Kenya: a Pilot Study
3 other identifiers
interventional
600
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether regularly scheduled HIV sensitization text messages (SMS) are effective in increasing HIV testing rates among young women in Kenya.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Sep 2013
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 14, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 18, 2015
CompletedAugust 18, 2015
August 1, 2015
11 months
August 14, 2015
August 14, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
First HIV test
Time to first reported HIV test will be compared between the two study arms
End of study (6 months after enrollment)
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Reported sexual behaviour patterns
End of study (6 months after enrollment)
Self perception of risk
End of study (6 months after enrollment)
Study Arms (2)
Behavioural
EXPERIMENTALIntervention arm receiving weekly HIV sensitization text messages
Control
NO INTERVENTIONNo weekly messages were sent to this group
Interventions
Weekly HIV sensitization text messages with option to text back up to 3 times per week for additional messages. Message topics included pregnancy, condoms, sexually transmitted infections, contraceptives, anal sex and personal risk of HIV. All messages ended with the phrase "Get tested for HIV".
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Own a mobile phone which they don't share and which operates on a telecom provider supported by our SMS platform
- Be HIV uninfected (by self report) or not know their HIV status
- Report not having tested for HIV in the preceding 12 months
- Know how to send and receive SMS
- Must consent to the study
- Have regular access to electricity for charging a cell phone
You may not qualify if:
- Did not consent to the study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Washingtonlead
- Grand Challenges Canadacollaborator
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)collaborator
- Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Healthcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Partners in Health and Research Development (PHRD)
Nairobi, Nairobi County, 00202, Kenya
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Njambi Njuguna, MBChB,MPH
University of Washington; Kenyatta National Hospital
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Dr
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 14, 2015
First Posted
August 18, 2015
Study Start
September 1, 2013
Primary Completion
August 1, 2014
Study Completion
August 1, 2014
Last Updated
August 18, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-08