Status:

COMPLETED

Social Media as a Risk Tool for HIV Prevention Needs

Lead Sponsor:

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Kenya Medical Research Institute

KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research Program

Conditions:

HIV Prevention

HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-24 years

Brief Summary

The impact of effective HIV prevention tools is limited because many people do not know that they are at risk for HIV acquisition, despite the availability of various risk assessment scores and criter...

Detailed Description

In the Social Media as a Risk Tool (SMaaRT) Study, the investigators hypothesize that topic modeling of SMS/social media data combined with network analysis among young women in Kenya will correlate w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Identifying as a young woman (age 18-24 years)
  • Attending clinic for any health services, including PrEP and HIV testing
  • Smart phone ownership
  • Ability to understand Kiswahili, DhoLuo, and/or English
  • Use of SMS, WhatsApp, and/or other types of social media

Exclusion

  • • Inability to provide informed consent (e.g., intoxication, developmental delay)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 20 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

400 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06566417

Start Date

February 1 2024

End Date

July 20 2025

Last Update

November 12 2025

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KEMRI

Kisumu, Kenya