The purpose of this randomized controlled intervention study at the STI outpatient clinic of Amsterdam is to answer the following questions : Does a personalised behaviour intervention comprising of targeted in-depth screening on mental health problems and drug use and, in case identified, subsequent linkage to care increase help seeking behaviour, and decrease risk behaviour in MSM who are at high risk for STIs and HIV?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
150
Screening via questionnaires on mental health problems and feedback on the questionnaires
STI Clinic, Public Health Service Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Help seeking behavior
Does a personalised behaviour intervention comprising of targeted in depth screening on mental health problems and drug use and linkage to care increase help seeking behaviour among MSM who are at high risk for STIs and HIV.
Time frame: one year
Risk behavior
Does a behaviour intervention comprising of targeted in depth screening on mental health problems and drug use and linkage to care decrease STI prevalence and risky sex (i.e. condom use/ number of partners/ number of unsafe partners/ amount anal sex/ recreational drug use/ stop visiting the STI clinic).
Time frame: one year
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