Love Infection: A Dramatized Story Intervention (Telenovela/Soap Opera) for HIV Prevention (IA)
HIV Infections

About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for HIV Infections focused on measuring HIV, Latinas, Primary Disease Prevention, Internet Based Intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Self-identified as a Latina
- Assigned female gender at birth
- Fluent in English or Spanish
- Between 18 and 44 years old
- Report sexual activity with a man in the last 6 months
- Have internet access from any device
- Reside in NC
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unwilling to be part of the study
- Do not read, speak, or understand Spanish or English
- Do not have access to internet
- HIV positive
Sites / Locations
- El Futuro
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
Infeccion de Amor (Love Infection)
Wait-listed
33 Latinas will view four IA intervention episodes, one per week immediately after the baseline survey and orientation. Participants will receive an email to their preferred email address with a password to access to the episode on the IA's website: https://www.infecciondeamor.com. Each 10-minute episode can be watched more than once during the week and presents a situation with notable HIV risk and ways the characters avoided risk (e.g., condom use) or confronted consequences of poor practices (e.g., HIV infection). The one-week time frame for each episode is needed to provide time to review and reflect about IA's content and modify HIV prevention behaviors. It will also allow Latinas to obtain information and support from the team and referral if needed. This time frame was effective to improve behaviors in previous studies.
A wait-listed control group of 33 Latinas will receive IA in the same manner as the intervention group. Latinas will start watching the telenovela episodes 4 months after their baseline survey (after T3 survey). Latinas will be informed at recruitment of this group condition and the study randomization. During the waiting time, participants will be called on a monthly basis to encourage participation and refer to services if needed.