Reducing HIV Risk in Urban Women: Soap Opera Videos on Video-Capable Cell Phones

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Conditions studied: HIV/AIDS, Sexual Behavior, Woman's Role, Risk Behavior

In brief

Background: Love, Sex, and Choices (LSC) is a soap opera video series created to reduce HIV sex risk in women. Methods: LSC was compared to text messages in a randomized trial in 238 high-risk mostly Black young urban women. 117 received 12-weekly LSC videos, 121 received 12-weekly HIV prevention messages on smartphones. Changes in unprotected sex with high risk partners were compared by mixed models.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03330522

Run by

Northeastern University

People needed

295

Starts

2008-11-26

Expected to finish

2014-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 29. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women 18-29 years old
• Unprotected vaginal or anal sex with at least one man that they perceive as engaging in risky behavior OR
• Unprotected vaginal or anal sex with more than 1 man regardless of perceived partner risk
• Can understand written and spoken English

You may not qualify if…

• Women younger than 18 years old
• Women older than 29 years old
• Cannot understand written or spoken English
• Previously participated in the study

Where it is running

• Northeastern University — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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