Prevention Ambassadors: Intervention to Promote HIV Service Engagement in the Networks of SSP Clients

Description

HIV testing and service uptake are infrequent among people who use drugs (PWUD) in the United States. In partnership with a community-based syringe service program (SSP), this project will develop the SSP-based "Prevention Ambassadors" (PA) intervention to promote HIV testing and service uptake among PWUD via the secondary distribution (i.e., peer delivery) of HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits with local HIV service information and referrals to HIV service navigation in the social networks of SSP clients (i.e., PWUD). The PA intervention will then be piloted to assess its preliminary effects, acceptability, and feasibility among PWUD in the Ending the HIV Epidemic priority jurisdiction of Riverside County, California.

Conditions

HIV

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Study overview

HIV testing and service uptake are infrequent among people who use drugs (PWUD) in the United States. In partnership with a community-based syringe service program (SSP), this project will develop the SSP-based "Prevention Ambassadors" (PA) intervention to promote HIV testing and service uptake among PWUD via the secondary distribution (i.e., peer delivery) of HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits with local HIV service information and referrals to HIV service navigation in the social networks of SSP clients (i.e., PWUD). The PA intervention will then be piloted to assess its preliminary effects, acceptability, and feasibility among PWUD in the Ending the HIV Epidemic priority jurisdiction of Riverside County, California.

Prevention Ambassadors: an HIV Self-testing Intervention to Promote HIV Service Engagement in the Networks of SSP Clients

Prevention Ambassadors: Intervention to Promote HIV Service Engagement in the Networks of SSP Clients

Condition
HIV
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

San Diego

San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States, 92182

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

  • * Being greater than or equal to 18 years old
  • * Reporting drug use (past month)
  • * Having other people who use drugs (PWUD) in one's social network
  • * Being willing to talk about HIV testing and services with at least 2 PWUD in their networks and attempt to refer them to the study
  • * Speaking English fluently

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

San Diego State University,

Heather A Pines, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, San Diego State University

Angela R Bazzi, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, San Diego

Study Record Dates

2026-02