Joining Under-connected Networks to Optimize "Salud" (Health) ("JUNTOS")

Description

The objective of this study is to evaluate the JUNTOS Referral Network as an implementation strategy to enhance the reach of HIV-prevention and treatment services to Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).

Conditions

Hiv

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Study Details

Study overview

The objective of this study is to evaluate the JUNTOS Referral Network as an implementation strategy to enhance the reach of HIV-prevention and treatment services to Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).

Enhancing HIV Prevention and Treatment Referral and Engagement Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM): A Pilot Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of the JUNTOS Referral Network

Joining Under-connected Networks to Optimize "Salud" (Health) ("JUNTOS")

Condition
Hiv
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Coral Gables

University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33146

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

  • * 18 years of age or older
  • * Certified as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County (at the time of enrollment)
  • * Working or volunteering as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County and report testing 1 or more Latino MSM client per week (at the time of enrollment)
  • * Plans to continue working or volunteering as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County for the next 6 months
  • * Reports suboptimal fidelity to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) referral guidelines (\<90% fidelity) and/or self-reports an unmet need for HIV prevention/treatment referral resources
  • * Willing and able to recruit 4-5 Latino MSM testing clients into the study
  • * 18 years of age or older
  • * Identifies as Latino/a/x or Hispanic
  • * Identifies as a sexual minority man or reports being a man who has sex with men
  • * Speaks English and/or Spanish
  • * Received an HIV test from an HIV test counselor participating in the study
  • * Lives in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, or Palm Beach County and anticipates living there for the next three months
  • * Unable to consent
  • * Study personnel unable to verify HIV test counselor role in Miami-Dade County or Broward County (e.g., confirmation of where they work/volunteer as HIV test counselor, location they state they provide services doesn't exist or does not provide HIV testing services)
  • * Works as an HIV test counselor in an incarceration/prison setting (i.e., clients are prisoners)
  • * Unable to consent

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Miami,

Audrey Harkness, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Miami

Study Record Dates

2026-08-31