e-HERO: Ending the HIV Epidemic in Rural Oklahoma

Description

The goal of this study is to increase HIV and syphilis testing and linkage to care, increase condom use, and promote PrEP uptake among sexual minority men (SMM) and American Indian (AI) men in rural Oklahoma, a state that is an Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) priority state. The proposed supplement aims to: refine our preliminary intervention strategy in partnership with a Community Advisory Board (CAB) and rural peer mentors, and to assess feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of the e-HERO intervention.

Conditions

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

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Study overview

The goal of this study is to increase HIV and syphilis testing and linkage to care, increase condom use, and promote PrEP uptake among sexual minority men (SMM) and American Indian (AI) men in rural Oklahoma, a state that is an Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) priority state. The proposed supplement aims to: refine our preliminary intervention strategy in partnership with a Community Advisory Board (CAB) and rural peer mentors, and to assess feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of the e-HERO intervention.

e-HERO: Ending the HIV Epidemic in Rural Oklahoma

e-HERO: Ending the HIV Epidemic in Rural Oklahoma

Condition
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Flagstaff

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, 86011-4065

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Provide signed and dated informed consent form
  • * Be willing and able to follow study procedures and instructions and be available for the duration of the study
  • * Be between 17 and 29 years of age
  • * Be American Indian or a gay, bisexual, or other man who has sex with men. American Indian status is self-identified-no tribal enrollment verification will be required.
  • * Be a resident of Oklahoma, in a rural identified county
  • * Anything that would place the individual at increased risk or preclude the individual's full compliance with, or completion of, the study.
  • * HIV diagnosis

Ages Eligible for Study

17 Years to 29 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Northern Arizona University,

Julie Baldwin, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Northern Arizona University

Study Record Dates

2024-08-30