Leveraging Video Logs as a Bridge to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) With Tailored Messaging to Black Women and Their Healthcare Providers in Texas.
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Summary
The primary objective of this R34 proposal is to increase willingness for PrEP initiation and PrEP initiation among Black Women (BW) and increase willingness to prescribe/refer pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to CBW among healthcare providers (HCPs) in Houston/Harris County, a high priority Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) jurisdiction.
Description
The primary objective of this R34 proposal is to increase willingness for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and actual PrEP initiation among BW, increase willingness to prescribe/refer PrEP to BW among HCPs in Houston/Harris County, a high-priority End the HIV Epidemic (EHE) jurisdiction. The investigator hypothesizes that a video-log (vlog) series-based health communication intervention disseminated through community health centers (CHCs) and social media will increase willingness for and use of PrEP among BW. Specifically, the intervention will: 1) encourage BW to access and use PrEP…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–99 years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Selection criteria for participation in pilot RCT. Eligible participants in the category for Black Women (BW) must: 1. be a woman 2. be 18 years of age 3. have been sexually active with a man within the past 6 months 4. be fluent in English 5. have a phone or internet access Eligible participants (i.e. PrEP-eligible BW) must not: 1. be unable to provide informed consent/assent for participation (i.e., have severe cognitive impairment hat would interfere with their ability to consent or understand study procedures) 2. have psychological distress that would prohibit them from participating i…
Interventions
- BehavioralVideo-log (vlog) series with videos tailored to cisgender Black women or to healthcare providers
This intervention is a video-log (vlog) series based health communication intervention that will be disseminated through community health centers (CHCs) and social media to increase willingness for and use of PrEP among cisgender Black women and to increase willingness to prescribe and refer PrEP among healthcare providers.
Location
- University of Texas Medical Branch, GalvestonGalveston, Texas