Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing Infections and Infestations
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention:
Testing Champions (TCs) or 'peer-referrers' comprise the complex intervention. They act as a peer provider of health promotion, signposting to a website from which the po
Sponsors
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Testing Champion: 1. Aged =18 years 2. Resident in the city of Birmingham 3. Willing to commit to the role of TC for the duration of the study 4. Able and willing to give informed consent to participate 5. Able to read and write in the English language 6. Identify as a man who has sex with men (MSM) or transgender person who has sex with men (TPSM) with at least one of the following conditions: 6.1. Engaged in condomless anal sex with 2 or more people in the last 24 weeks 6.2. Reported rectal chlamydia or gonorrhoea in the last 24 weeks 6.3. Reported a new diagnosis of syphilis in the last 24 weeks 6.4. Reported chemsex use in the previous 12 weeks 6.5. Attends sex sessions/venues where condomless anal sex or chemsex occurs, although does not have to be involved in any of the activities Online Kit Requester: 7. Aged =18 years 8. Identify as MSM or TPSM 9. Resident in England, Scotland or Wales 10. Willing to give informed consent to provide a valid mobile phone number (does not have to be a UK phone number, but must be able to receive calls and text messages originating from England) 11. Able to read and write in the English language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Cis-gender female. Transgender females are also part of the gender inclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility outcomes of interest relate to: 1. Recruitment numbers for Testing Champions 2. Retention of Testing Champions 3. Kit request numbers and rates 4. Kit return numbers and rates 5. Participant evaluation and experience of process (qualitative) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Descriptive statistics will be used to derive: 1. The proportion (in %) of positive results for HIV, HBV and HCV from the 24 weeks 2. The proportion of individuals who have not tested for HIV, HBV and HCV for >12 months 3. The characteristics associated with Testing Champion performance (both well and poorly performing), by measures of estimated number of people approached, kit request and return numbers 4. The distribution of kit request numbers between each Testing Champion remuneration group and advertisement posters (out of 200 – as we are restricted to 200 available kits) 5. The distribution of kit returns for each Testing Champion remuneration group and advertisement posters 6. Summary demographics of the Online Kit Requesters collected when they request the kit over the 24-week period. This questionnaire will collect the following information: 6.1. Age at time of request (years) 6.2. First half of post code 6.3. Gender 6.4. Sexuality 6.5. Ethnicity 6.6. Educational level 6.7. When last tested for HIV 6.8. When last tested for hepatitis B 6.9. When last tested for hepatitis C 6.10. Number of sexual partners in last 12 months 6.11. Number of sexual partners in the last 12 months involving condomless sex 6.12. The frequency of sex under influence of alcohol 6.13. The frequency of sex under influence of recreational drugs 6.14. The frequency of intravenous drug use 6.15. Enquiry on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis medication for HIV 7. A breakdown of costs for each TC intervention group and the advertisement poster comparator group. These will include costs incurred by remuneration, administrative costs of printin | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactMatthew Page
Outcome results
None listed