NCT06432725NARecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers
Joining Under-connected Networks to Optimize "Salud" (Health) ("JUNTOS")
University of Miami
Start Date
11/7/2024
Completion Date
3/31/2027
Summary
The objective of this study is to evaluate the JUNTOS Referral Network as an implementation strategy to enhance the reach of HIV-prevention and treatment services to Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Inclusion Criteria:
HIV Test counselors:
* 18 years of age or older
* Certified as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County (at the time of enrollment)
* Working or volunteering as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County and report testing 2 or more Latino MSM client per month (at the time of enrollment)
* Plans to continue working or volunteering as an HIV test counselor in Miami-Dade County or Broward County for the next 6 months
* Reports suboptimal fidelity to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) referral guidelines (\<90% fidelity) and/or self-reports an unmet need for HIV prevention/treatment referral resources
Latino MSM:
* 18 years of age or older
* Identifies as Latino/a/x or Hispanic
* Identifies as a sexual minority man or reports being a man who has sex with men
* Speaks English and/or Spanish
* Received a diagnostic HIV test from an HIV test counselor participating in the study or completed a diagnostic HIV test with a counselor in the last 3 months
* Lives in Miami-Dade County, Broward County, or Palm Beach County and anticipates living there for the next three months
Exclusion Criteria:
HIV test counselors:
* Unable to consent
* Study personnel unable to verify HIV test counselor role in Miami-Dade County or Broward County (e.g., confirmation of where they work/volunteer as HIV test counselor, location they state they provide services doesn't exist or does not provide HIV testing services)
* Works as an HIV test counselor in an incarceration/prison setting (i.e., clients are prisoners)
Latino MSM:
* Unable to consent
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
JUNTOS
BEHAVIORAL
Referral Sheet
Conditions
Hiv
Locations
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
United States