Crowdsourcing to promote HIV testing among MSM in China: study protocol for a stepped wedge randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV testing for marginalized populations is critical to controlling the HIV epidemic. However, the HIV testing rate among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China remains low. Crowdsourcing, the process of shifting individual tasks to a group, has been increasingly adopted in public health programs and may be a useful tool for spurring innovation in HIV testing campaigns. We designed a multi-site study to develop a crowdsourced HIV test promotion campaign and evaluate its effectiveness against conventional campaigns among MSM in China.

Methods

This study will use an adaptation of the stepped wedge, randomized controlled trial design. A total of eight major metropolitan cities in China will be randomized to sequentially initiate interventions at 3-month intervals.

SUBMITTER: SESH Study Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5625620 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature