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Education and Employment Support for HIV Prevention in Young Adults (ENSPIRE)

Sponsor

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Enrollment

500 participants

Start Date

Sep 19, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Utilization, Health CareEconomic HardshipCondomless Sex

Summary

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

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 24 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

The ENSPIRE study is a program providing education and employment support to economically vulnerable young adults in Baltimore as a way to prevent HIV. By improving financial stability and life opportunities, researchers hope to reduce risky behaviors associated with HIV transmission. **You may be eligible if...** - You are between 18 and 24 years old - You live in Baltimore - You have been economically vulnerable in the past 12 months - You have been sexually active in the past 12 months - You have access to a mobile phone with text messaging **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are younger than 18 or older than 24 - You are unwilling to provide consent to participate Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALJob announcements plus HIV prevention text messages, educational sessions, economic resources, and mentoring.

Participants will receive job announcements plus HIV prevention text messages, educational sessions, economic resources, and mentoring.

BEHAVIORALJob announcements

Participants will receive job announcements only.

Locations(1)

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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