Effects of an HIV Intervention Among Sex Workers in the Philippines

April 24, 2021 updated by: Lianne Urada

Effects of an HIV Intervention Among Female and Male Entertainers and Spa/Sauna Workers in the Philippines

This study will implement a socio-behavioral intervention in Quezon City, the Philippines, using a community-based participatory approach. The intervention involves 1-2 psychosocial and health education training workshops for the establishment managers and their workers, focusing on HIV/AIDS risk reduction information and condom use and condom negotiation skill-building. Participants will also be invited to do dream-building activities that explore their personal goals and goals for their organization of peers.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study will implement a socio-behavioral intervention in Quezon City, the Philippines, using a community-based participatory approach. The intervention involves 1-2 psychosocial and health education training workshops for the establishment managers and their workers, focusing on HIV/AIDS risk reduction information, condom use, and condom negotiation skill-building. Participants will also be invited to do dream-building activities that explore their personal goals and goals for their organization of peers.

The intervention involves targeted and tailored bio-psycho-educational interventions directed at organizational behavior change and social influence modeling through training peers and managers. The intervention site will receive peer and manager trainings consisting of specific information on STIs along with standard care, held on a day convenient to the participants and at the establishment or neutral location.

In addition to quick pre-post tests before and immediately after the intervention, participants will be interviewed 6-12 months after the intervention to evaluate the effects of the intervention on their STI/HIV knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, safer sex practices, and social support.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Philippines
      • Manila, Philippines
        • Center for Environment and Sustainable Development Foundation, Inc.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • self-identification as conducting sex work or working in a venue where sex work occurs.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • those not actively engaging in sex work activities or working in a venue or area where sex work occurs.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: HIV/STI intervention
This study implements a socio-behavioral intervention in Metro Manila, the Philippines, using a community-based participatory approach with 1-2 psychosocial and health education training workshops for the establishment managers and their workers, including street sex workers, focusing on HIV/AIDS risk reduction information, condom use, and condom negotiation skill-building. Participants participate in dream-building activities to explore personal goals and goals for their organization of peers. The interventions are directed at organizational behavior change and social influence modeling through training peers and managers. The participants receive information on STIs along with standard care, held on a day convenient to the participants and at a neutral location.
Behavioral: HIV/STI intervention
The intervention covers HIV101 information, reproductive health and human rights national policies, goal setting activities as individuals and as a group, results of prior research on ethics of doing research with sex workers.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
HIV/STI knowledge
Time Frame: 6 months
Knowledge of HIV/STI transmission and ways to protect oneself
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Lianne Urada

Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
San Diego State University
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Los Angeles
Center for Environment and Sustainable Development Foundation, Inc.
The Fordham University HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lianne A Urada, PhD, University of California, San Diego

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 23, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 24, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

February 25, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 27, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2021

Last Verified

April 1, 2021

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Philstudy

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