The effects of HIV testing advocacy messages on test acceptance: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nearly 1 in 5 people living with HIV in the United States are unaware they are infected. Therefore, it is important to develop and evaluate health communication messages that clinicians can use to encourage HIV testing.

Methods

The objective was to evaluate health communication messages designed to increase HIV testing rates among women and evaluate possible moderators of message effect. We used a randomized four-arm clinical trial conducted at urban community outpatient health clinics involving 1,919 female patients, 18 to 64 years old. The four health message intervention groups were: i) information-only control; ii) one-sided message describing the advantages of HIV testing; iii) two-sided message acknowledging a superficial objection to testing (i.e., a 20 min

SUBMITTER: Kasting ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4243315 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature