To Whom Will You Send Automated Confidential SMS Invitations to Test for HIV? Results From an Acceptability Pilot Study in Northern Tanzania
The Confidential Social Network Referrals for HIV Testing (CONSORT) intervention leverages the ubiquity of mobile phones and social networks to nudge at-risk populations to test for HIV. Pilot results suggest that confidential SMS testing invitations are acceptable among diverse populations and may reach those at above-average risk of HIV infection.
Authors
- Amy Hobbie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2073-7547)
- Nathan M. Thielman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8152-2879)
- Marco van Zwetselaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5953-0060)
- Vanchit John (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4803-1845)
- Salome‐Joëlle Gass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2569-1373)
- Rose Mwangi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8496-9921)
- Leah McClimans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2953-9133)
- Thespina J. Yamanis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9611-1714)
- Jan Ostermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8236-9500)
- Bernard Njau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7143-8400)
- Melkiory Beti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5364-661X)
- Tara B. Mtuy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3436-0162)
Institutions
- University of South Carolina (US)
- Duke University (US)
- American University (US)
- Center for Child and Family Health (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
- Department of Research and Specialist Services (ZW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002153
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center