Effect of a web drama video series on HIV and other sexually transmitted infection testing among gay, bisexual and queer men: study protocol for a community-based, pragmatic randomised controlled trial in Singapore: the People Like Us (PLU) Evaluation Study

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 10; no. 4; p. e033855
• Main Authors: Tan, Rayner Kay Jin, Koh, Wee Ling, Le, Daniel, Tan, Avin, Tyler, Adrian, Tan, Calvin, Banerjee, Sumita, Wong, Chen Seong, Wong, Mee-Lian, Chio, Martin Tze-Wei, Chen, Mark I-Cheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 07.04.2020; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Protocol
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Advertising campaigns; Bisexuality; Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis; Criminalization; Drama; Education; Epidemiology; Gonorrhea - diagnosis; Health Education - methods; HIV; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Seronegativity; HIV Testing; Homophobia; Homosexuality, Male; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infections; Intention; Internet; Intervention; Male; Medical tests; Mens health; Motion Pictures; Pragmatic Clinical Trials as Topic; Public health; Sample Size; Self Report; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Sexual Health; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - diagnosis; Singapore - epidemiology; Social marketing; Social networks; Syphilis - diagnosis; Young Adult; Singapore; Asia; Vietnam; social medicine; epidemiology; HIV & AIDS; public health; infectious diseases

IntroductionGay, bisexual and queer (GBQ) men are at disproportionately higher risk of acquiring HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI). While HIV/STI testing rates among GBQ men are increasing worldwide, they remain suboptimal in a variety of settings.Methods and analysisThe study is a...