About this trial
The study team will conduct a two-group study to examine the efficacy of implementing a combination intervention to improve economic stability and HIV preventive behaviors. The team will enroll approximately 500 young adults. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The first group ("control") will receive text messages with information on job openings. The second group ("intervention") will receive text messages with information on job openings plus HIV prevention text messages, educational sessions on employment, income generation, and HIV prevention, economic resources, and mentoring.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Aged 18-24
Economically-vulnerable in past 12 months
Sexually active in past 12 months
Living in Baltimore
Disqualifiers
Aged 17 or younger
Older than 24 years
Unwilling to provide consent for study participation
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Job announcements plus HIV prevention text messages, educational sessions, economic resources, and mentoring.
- Job announcements
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborator