HIV
Conditions
Keywords
Stigma, HIV, PrEP
Brief summary
The investigators will pilot test an ethnodrama intervention designed to transform community member beliefs about and foster support of young cisgender women (YCW) using Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
Detailed description
In Aim 3, the investigators will pilot test the ethnodrama intervention (i.e., six plays on reducing PrEP stigma toward young women) that were pre-tested in Aim 2. The pilot evaluation will focus on evaluating logistical feasibility and describing participants' perceptions of the intervention's influence on PrEP-related stigma toward young women.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEthnodrama Intervention
The intervention is six drama performances that are designed to transform community member beliefs about and foster support of young women's PrEP use, reduce PrEP-related enacted stigma toward young women, and reduce PrEP-related anticipated and internalized stigma among young women.
Sponsors
Duke University
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion: * Young women who are currently using or have previously used PrEP * Community members (adult women and men) who will be identified from the audience during the first play in a round * Adult audience members (female and male) who heard about the play from the public announcements and chose to attend and watch the play Exclusion: * N/A
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility of the drama intervention as measured by the number of plays performed as intended | Up to 1 month post-intervention |
| Feasibility of the drama intervention as measured by the number of study procedures implemented easily | Up to 1 month post-intervention |
| Feasibility of the drama intervention as measured by the estimated number of audience members | Up to 1 month post-intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Potential effectiveness of the intervention's storylines on transforming audience members' PrEP-related perceptions as measured by a brief interviewer-administered survey using the Narrative Transportation Scale (NTS) | Immediately post-intervention | The 12-item scale is divided into two sub-scales: engagement and personal connection. Sample items include: "I wanted to learn what happened to the women after the story ended"; "The stories in the dramas are relevant to my everyday life"; and "The stories in the drama are realistic and believable." The total score ranges from 12 to 84, where a higher score indicates greater narrative transportation. |
| PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) stigma | Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and up to 3 months post-intervention | The investigators will administer the survey at three distinct time points to assess descriptive changes in stigma-related perceptions among young women. The first administration will occur prior to the implementation of any play performances to establish baseline measures (e.g., up to several weeks prior to the first play). The second administration will take place immediately after participants have attended all six plays (e.g., up to two weeks after the last play), capturing immediate post-intervention responses. The third and final administration will occur up to three months following the last performance to assess sustained impact over time. |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAmy Corneli, PhD, MPH
Duke University
Outcome results
None listed