Prevention of HIV infection among female sex workers in the anglophone region of Cameroon Infections and Infestations
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention was 12 HIV and sexual health videos tailored to female sex workers and recorded in Pidgin English that were released over 8 weeks through a secret Facebook group platform. The first v
Hargreaves, 2013
Lippman, 2010
Vazquez, 2019). The survey was piloted on a small number of NLC members
it lasted on average 10 minutes and was administered in-person by the study coordinators in a private environment.
Sponsors
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Self-identified as female sex worker, 2. Member of the organization New Life Club 3. 18 years old and older 4. HIV negative (documented within 3 months prior to enrollment) 5. Fluency in Pidgin English (the local primary language used widely) The New Life Club (NLC) program is an initiative from the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Board, hosted the study intervention. The NLC is a faith-based non-governmental organization with the purpose of assisting female sex workers in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon by promoting health resources and services.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not owner of an android phone with internet access 2. Insufficient literacy level to interact in the group-chat
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Project feasibility: measured as project retention (number of surveys completed at 3 and 6 months) 2. Confidence in PrEP knowledge: measured using the answer to the question “How is your knowledge about PrEP? (Very poor, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent) measured before, after the intervention, and three months later | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Surveys were administered before, after the intervention, and 3 months later: 1. Project acceptability: measured using the answer to the question “Would you recommend this project to a coworker?“ (Strongly disagree, Disagree, Undecided, Agree, Strongly agree) 2. Interest in PrEP: measured using the answer to the question ‘Are you interested in taking PrEP?’ (Strongly disagree, Disagree, Undecided, Agree, Strongly agree) 3. Condom use: measured using the answer to the question “How often do you use condoms? (Never, Less than half of the time, Half of the time, More than half of the time, Always) 4. PrEP-associated stigma: measured using the answer to the question “If you were taking PrEP would it cause you shame? (Strongly disagree, Disagree, Undecided, Agree, Strongly agree) 5. Sex work associated stigma: measured using the answer to the question “Does your work cause you to feel bad about yourself?“ (Strongly disagree, Disagree, Undecided, Agree, Strongly agree) 6. HIV-associated stigma: measured using the answer to the question “If you were taking PrEP, would you be worried about others mistaking you as HIV positive?“ (Strongly disagree, Disagree, Undecided, Agree, Strongly agree) 7. Social cohesion: measured using the answer to the question: “Can you count on other sex workers if you need to talk about your problems? (Strongly disagree, Disagree, Undecided, Agree, Strongly agree) | — |
Countries
Cameroon
Outcome results
None listed