This investigation seeks to understand if and how, the 90 Days film can be used as an intervention to address HIV-related stigmas, intimate partner status disclosure and HIV ART medical adherence among Black HIV positive women.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
148
the intervention conditions include exposure to a film, 90 DAYS (approx 20 minutes long), an entertainment film detailing a woman's decision to tell her romantic partner that she is HIV-positive.
A standard-of-care brochure given to newly diagnosed HIV patients about the importance of status disclosure
University of Miami Medical Campus
Miami, Florida, United States
HIV Self-stigmatization as Assessed Via Self Stigmatization Questionnaire
self-report measure of the extent to which participants stigmatize themselves for being HIV positive. Quantified in the manuscript using the mean of the self-report scale. Scores range from 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher perceptions of self-stigmatization.
Time frame: Day 1 post test
HIV Disclosure Intentions as Assessed by Disclosure Intentions Scale
Self-report measure of the extent to which participants intend to disclose their HIV status to a partner. Quantified in the manuscript using the mean of the self-report scale. Scores range from 1-5 with higher scores indicating higher intentions of status disclosure.
Time frame: Day 1 post-test
Medical Adherence Intentions as Measured by the Medical Adherence Scale
Self-report measure of participants likeliness to miss doses of their antiretroviral medication over a 30 day period. Quantified in the manuscript using the mean of the self-report scale. Scores range from 1-5 with higher scores indicating increased likeliness to miss doses of antiretroviral medication.
Time frame: Day 1 post-test
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