ARMADILLO Trial: a research trial evaluating the effect of delivering sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information via SMS to young people on SRH learning and beliefs

Conditions

Sexual and reproductive health Not Applicable Sexual and reproductive health

José E. Pérez‐Lu, Fiorella Guerrero, César P. Cárcamo, Mónica Alburqueque, Marina Chiappe et al. (10 authors)

PLoS ONE2022-02-107 citations

10.1371/journal.pone.0262986

Busting contraception myths and misconceptions among youth in Kwale County, Kenya: results of a digital health randomised control trial

Peter Gichangi, Lianne Gonsalves, Jefferson Mwaisaka, Mary Thiongo, Ndema Habib et al. (11 authors)

BMJ Open2022-01-0111 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047426

Research and Implementation Lessons Learned From a Youth-Targeted Digital Health Randomized Controlled Trial (the ARMADILLO Study)

Lianne Gonsalves, Winnie Wangari, Megan Schroeder, Jefferson Mwaisaka, Peter Gichangi

JMIR mhealth and uhealth2019-07-218 citations

10.2196/13005

Protocol of an open, three-arm, individually randomized trial assessing the effect of delivering sexual and reproductive health information to young people (aged 13-24) in Kenya and Peru via mobile phones: adolescent/youth reproductive mobile access and delivery initiative for love and life outcomes (ARMADILLO) study stage 2.

Gonsalves L, Hindin MJ, Bayer A, Carcamo CP, Gichangi P, Habib N, Mwaisaka J, Say L.

2018-07-1120 citations

10.1186/s12978-018-0568-6

Interventions

The three arms consist of: 1) intervention: participants receive access to on-demand information via SMS, followed by weekly quizzes (any quiz answer receives free airtime)

2) intervention-lite: pushed SMS (varies by site) and invitation to participate in a quiz at the end of the week (again, any answer receives free airtime)

and 3) control: no intervention. ARMADILLO as an intervention (arm 1) consists of an automated, interactive, and on-demand SMS platform that will provide essential facts and address common misconcept

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eligibility criteria for the general ARMADILLO study is as follows: 1.Youth between the ages of 13-24 (age range narrowed as needed for each site); 2.Literate 3.Have their own mobile phone (meaning it is primarily in their possession, and they control when and with whom they share access) and report regular use 4.Have a mobile phone with them at the time of recruitment 5.Report current use of text messaging

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those that do not meet the eligibility criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Myths and misconceptions of contraception, as determined by a questionnaire about contraception administered by a researcher, with answers collected on a mobile phone, measured at baseline, at the end of the intervention (seven weeks), and eight weeks following the end of the intervention (15 weeks from baseline).The questionnaire uses a series of multiple choice and/or true/false questions which are combined into one large survey (with 40+ questions, most of which also have sub-questions).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Myths and misconceptions of contraception, as determined by a questionnaire about contraception administered by a researcher, with answers collected on a mobile phone, measured at baseline, at the end of the intervention (seven weeks), and eight weeks following the end of the intervention (15 weeks from baseline).The questionnaire uses a series of multiple choice and/or true/false questions which are combined into one large survey (with 40+ questions, most of which also have sub-questions).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Knowledge of contraception 2. Knowledge of puberty, anatomy and sexuality 3. Knowledge of HIV/AIDs and its transmission 4.Knowledge of attitude around engaging in sex (with self and others) 5. Attitudes around intimate partner violence 6. Previous behaviour around sex and contraception use The following outcome measures are measured using a questionnaire, with answers collected on a mobile phone. Measured at baseline, at the end of the intervention (seven weeks), and eight weeks following the end of the intervention (15 weeks from baseline).The questionnaire uses a series of multiple choice and/or true/false questions which are combined into one large survey (with 40+ questions, most of which also have sub-questions).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Knowledge of contraception 2. Knowledge of puberty, anatomy and sexuality 3. Knowledge of HIV/AIDs and its transmission 4.Knowledge of attitude around engaging in sex (with self and others) 5. Attitudes around intimate partner violence 6. Previous behaviour around sex and contraception use The following outcome measures are measured using a questionnaire, with answers collected on a mobile phone. Measured at baseline, at the end of the intervention (seven weeks), and eight weeks following the end of the intervention (15 weeks from baseline).The questionnaire uses a series of multiple choice and/or true/false questions which are combined into one large survey (with 40+ questions, most of which also have sub-questions).

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Countries

Kenya, Peru

Outcome results

None listed