Medical College of Wisconsin
This study is a randomized controlled trial that evaluates the efficacy of a network intervention to promote regular HIV testing and prevention (risk reduction and PrEP awareness and referrals) among friendship networks of Latino men who have sex with men and transwomen (LMSMT) in three mid sized Midwestern cities.
To benefit from early HIV diagnosis, the CDC suggests that groups at higher HIV risk get tested regularly. The study will evaluate the efficacy of an intervention to promote regular HIV testing and prevention (risk reduction and PrEP awareness and referrals) among friendship networks of Latino men who have sex with men and transwomen (LMSMT) in three midsized Midwestern cities. The intervention uses the relationships that permeate networks of LMSMT by training well-positioned members to encourage a collective response to the epidemic and to disseminate HIV testing and prevention messages and r…
Inclusion Criteria: * Latinx men who have sex with men or transgender women 18 or more years of age. * Lives in the Milwaukee, Cleveland or Indianapolis area. * Can provide informed consent. * Additional inclusion criteria for networks: 80% or more of the network is of Latinx descent. Exclusion Criteria: * Cis-gender female. * Did not have sex with men or identify as homosexual or bisexual. * Cannot provide consent.
Receive HIV testing risk assessment and advice about risk reduction and future testing.
Key individuals are trained to provide advice about regular testing and risk reduction.
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