About this trial

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the pilot test of the employment program among young men living with HIV or part of a community highly impacted by HIV.

The main question it aims to answer is: What is the feasibility and acceptability of the employment program?

Young male participants will attend the two day employment program and will complete four study surveys over the course of 6 months.

Employment program facilitators will complete a study survey and participate in a focus group over the course of 1 day.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Identifying as male

Being ages 18-29 years old; AND

EITHER living with HIV currently OR identifying with a population highly impacted by HIV (based on race/ethnicity or having ever had sex with another man) OR

Being ages 18 or older

Disqualifiers

None

Trial population

Young male cohort will be selected from primary care clinics serving young males; local gathering places and events for young sexual minority males, such as night clubs, House \& Ball events, and other public places that serve the LGBTQ community (e.g., LGBTQ centers).

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

The Work Shop
Other intervention
Employment intervention consists of 2 days (about 5 hours each) of interactive educational content focused on a variety of topics.

Treatment groups

132 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Young Black sexual male1 intervention

Group B: Employment program facilitators1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Acceptability of intervention

Average score among participants of the Information Systems Success Model. The 16-item scale measures information quality, perceived usefulness, and overall satisfaction. Every item is scored on a 1-7 scale, with 1 being "Strongly Disagree" and 7 being "Strongly Agree". Responses are averaged to produce an overall ISSM score (1-7; higher scores indicate higher acceptability/satisfaction).

Time frame

Post-Intervention, week 2

2

Satisfaction with intervention

Average score among participants of the Information Systems Success Model. The 16-item scale measures information quality, perceived usefulness, and overall satisfaction. Every item is scored on a 1-7 scale, with 1 being "Strongly Disagree" and 7 being "Strongly Agree". Responses are averaged to produce an overall ISSM score (1-7; higher scores indicate higher acceptability/satisfaction).

Time frame

Post-Intervention, week 2

3

Workshop feasibility

Number of participants that complete at least two workshops

Time frame

Immediately after the intervention

4

Missed sexual healthcare visits

Ratio of scheduled sexual healthcare visits to missed sexual healthcare visits in the past 6 months

Time frame

Baseline, 3 months and 6 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Change in hours worked per week

Average change in number of reported hours worked each week between baseline and 6 months

Time frame

Baseline through 6 months

2

Change in self-reported sexual risk behaviors

Average change in self-reported sexual risk behaviors from baseline through 6 months. Sexual risk behaviors will be measured using 7 (8 for trans male participants) yes/no items assessing for engagement in the following behaviors during the past 6 months: 1. Condomless anal intercourse (insertive) 2. Condomless vaginal intercourse (insertive) 3. Condomless anal intercourse (receptive) 4. Condomless vaginal intercourse (receptive) - trans men only 5. Intercourse while under the influence of alcohol 6. Intercourse while under the influence of marijuana 7. Intercourse while under the influence of stimulants 8. Intercourse while under the influence of opioids Responses will be averaged at each assessment. Change in sexual risk behaviors will be calculated by subtracting the baseline value from follow-up (T3 and T4, respectively) values (range: -1 to +1; negative change indicates fewer sexual risk behaviors, while positive change indicates more sexual risk behaviors).

Time frame

Baseline through 6 months

Work2Prevent Plus: Structural Intervention to Promote HIV Care in Black Sexual Minority Men

About this trial

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Disqualifiers

Trial population

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Treatment groups

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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