Information About HIV Transmission and Circumcision on Subsequent Sexual Behavior, and the Demand for Circumcision

Rebecca Thornton1,200 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to measure the behavioral effects of learning information about male circumcision and HIV risk on sexual behavior and the demand for male circumcision.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

1,200

Conditions

Sexual Behavior Dis-inhibition

Interventions

InformationOTHER

ControlOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The study will involve men between the ages of 25 and 40 Exclusion Criteria: * None

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Condom use

frequency of reported condom use across all sexual acts (never, sometimes, always)

Time frame: One year after baseline survey

Secondary Outcomes

Male circumcision

Circumcision, willingness to circumcise, circumcision of son

Time frame: One year after baseline survey

Condom purchases

number of condoms purchased

Time frame: one year after baseline survey

number of sexual partners

number of partners over last year with which individual has engaged in vaginal, anal, oral intercourse

Time frame: one year after baseline survey

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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