Facilitating HIV/AIDS and HIV testing literacy for emergency department patients: a randomized, controlled, trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although this has not been fully studied, videos and pictorial brochures might be equivalent methods of delivering HIV/AIDS and HIV testing information to emergency departments (ED) patients. It also is not known how well or for how long such knowledge is retained, if this information should be tailored according to patient health literacy, and if retention of this knowledge impacts future HIV testing behavior.

Methods

We will conduct a multi-site, randomized, controlled, longitudinal trial among 600 English- and 600 Spanish-speaking 18-64-year-old ED patients to investigate these questions. We will stratify our sample within language (English vs. Spanish) by health literacy level (lower vs. higher) and randomly assign patients to receive HIV/AIDS and HIV testing

SUBMITTER: Merchant RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6038177 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature