HPV
Conditions
Brief summary
The long-term objective of the parent study is to reduce the effects of OPCa through secondary prevention (i.e., early detection, diagnosis and treatment referral). Consistent with this, this supplement will test HPV-related interventions tailored for Sexual Minority Men (SMM). Acceptability, feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a smart-phone delivered Oropharyngeal Cancer (OPCA) self-assessment tool will be assessed. Given that homosexuality is stigmatized and criminalized in Tanzania, and that cell phone use is the key way SMM communicate in Tanzania, a self-assessment screening cell phone intervention holds particular promise for SMM in Tanzania but warrants separate evaluation.
Interventions
OTHERTraining on self-screening and HPV vaccination administration
Participants will be taught how to do self-screening for HPV-associated cancers using Training on self-screening and HPV vaccination administration. They will also be given HPV vaccination series.
Sponsors
University of Minnesota
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age over 18 * gay or bisexual men * speak Kiswahili or English * resident in Dar es Salam
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| assess screening practices of hrHPV-related OPCa | Baseline | Questionaire |
| To assess the acceptability and feasibility of teaching SMM in Tanzania to conduct self-exams | baseline to 6 months | Questionaire to assess post-test selfie evaluations, Scores: 0= was not trained; 1= was trained; 2=took a selfie; 3= clear selfie |
| To assess the acceptability and feasibility of hrHPV vaccination | baseline | percentage of individuals recruited for aim 1 who request HPV vaccination, Scores are 0=no vaccination; 1=first vaccination; 2= second vaccination; 3=third vaccination |
Countries
Tanzania
Outcome results
None listed