scholarly journals Correction to: Mobile Link – a theory-based messaging intervention for improving sexual and reproductive health of female entertainment workers in Cambodia: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Trials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carinne Brody ◽  
Sovannary Tuot ◽  
Pheak Chhoun ◽  
Dallas Swendeman ◽  
Kathryn C. Kaplan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Study Protocol ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Female Entertainment Workers ◽  
Mobile Link

After publication of our article [1] we became aware that several sections of text in our Methods section were copied from a previously published article [2]. We would like to formally apologize and give credit to the authors of that article [2]: Chris Smith, Uk Vannak, Ly Sokhey, Thoai D Ngo, Judy Gold, Khemrin Khut, Phil Edwards, Tung Rathavy and Caroline Free.

scholarly journals School-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy in the Hoima District, Uganda: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Gloria Kirungi Kasozi ◽  
Julius Kasozi ◽  
Frank Pio Kiyingi ◽  
Miph Musoke
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Adolescent Pregnancy ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
School Based ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Uganda has persistently had high adolescent pregnancy prevalence; 25% for the last 10 years. This protocol presents the design of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (CRCT) to investigate the effectiveness of School-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health (SBSRH) interventions on prevention of pregnancy among school girls aged 15–19 years in the Hoima District, Uganda. 18 secondary schools (clusters) will be selected using cluster sampling and allocated 1:1 into control or intervention group stratified by geographical location. 1080 (60 each cluster) participants/girls aged 15–19 years will be selected using simple random sampling. The intervention group will receive tailored SRH information, in-school medical care and referral over 12 months. The control group will receive no intervention from the research team; however, they can access alternative services elsewhere if they wish. Data will be obtained at baseline, 6 months and 12 months. The outcomes are reduction in occurrence of pregnancy, utilization of SRH services and sexual behavioral change. To our knowledge, this is the first CRCT providing combined SRH interventions for prevention of adolescent pregnancy in Uganda. If effective, it could have great potential in preventing adolescent pregnancy. Trial Registration: Pan African Clinical Trial Registry (PACTR201810882140200) Registered on 16 October 2018.

scholarly journals Improving Access to Health and Gender-based Violence Services for Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia: Findings From the Mobile Link Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carinne Brody ◽  
Pheak Chhoun ◽  
Sovannary Tuot ◽  
Anne E. Fehrenbacher ◽  
Alexander Moran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Outreach Workers ◽  
Female Entertainment Workers ◽  
Secondary Outcomes ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mobile Link

Abstract Background: Female entertainment workers (FEWs) in Cambodia experience a greater prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), psychological distress, substance use, and gender-based violence (GBV) than the general population. Reaching FEWs with health education and linking them to services has been difficult because of their hidden and stigmatized status. This study evaluates the Mobile Link intervention, aiming to improve FEWs’ health by connecting them to existing HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and GBV services using short message services and voice messages.Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2018 and June 2019. We employed a stratified random sampling method to select participants from five study sites. Initially, we randomly selected 600 participants from a list of 4000 FEWs by age group and study site and randomized them to intervention or standard care control arms. The primary outcome measures included self-reported HIV and STI testing, condom use, and contraceptive use. We also measured secondary outcomes, including contact with outreach workers, escorted referral services use, forced drinking, and GBV experiences. Intervention effects were modeled using repeated measures, multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression.Results: We included 218 FEWs in intervention and 170 FEWs in control arms in the per-protocol analyses after removing dropouts. Evidence of positive intervention effects was detected for the following secondary outcomes: contacting an outreach worker (group by time 2 AOR 3.29, 95% CI 1.28–8.47), receiving an escorted referral (group by time 2 AOR 2.86, 95% CI 1.09–7.52; group by time 3 AOR 8.15, 95% CI 1.65–40.25), and never being forced to drink at work (group by time 3 AOR 3.95, 95% CI 1.62–9.60). No significant differences between intervention and control groups over time were observed for any primary outcomes in the fully adjusted models.Conclusions: The Mobile Link intervention effectively connected FEWs with outreach workers and escorted referrals. Reductions in forced drinking at work were also significantly more extensive in the intervention group than the control group. Longer-term messaging may increase access to services and impact FEWs’ health outcomes in the future.Trial registration: Clinical trials.gov, NCT03117842 . Registered 31 March 2017, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03117842?term=NCT03117842&rank=1

A Mobile Intervention to link Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia to Health and Gender-based Violence Services: Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carinne Brody ◽  
Pheak Chhoun ◽  
Sovannary Tuot ◽  
Anne E. Fehrenbacher ◽  
Alexander Moran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Outreach Workers ◽  
Female Entertainment Workers ◽  
Secondary Outcomes ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mobile Link

BACKGROUND Female entertainment workers (FEWs) in Cambodia experience a greater prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), psychological distress, substance use, and gender-based violence (GBV) than the general population. Reaching FEWs with health education and linking them to services has been difficult because of their hidden and stigmatized status. OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the Mobile Link intervention, aiming to improve FEWs’ health by connecting them to health services using automated twice-weekly short message services and voice messages with health information and direct links to outreach workers. METHODS The randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2018 and June 2019. We employed a stratified random sampling method to select participants from five study sites. Initially, we randomly selected 600 participants from a list of 4000 FEWs by age group and study site using a random number generator and enrolled them in person. The primary outcome measures included self-reported HIV and STI testing, condom use, and contraceptive use, which we assessed through face-to-face structured interviews. We also measured secondary outcomes, including contact with outreach workers, escorted referral services use, forced drinking, and GBV experiences. Intervention effects were modeled using repeated measures, multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression. RESULTS We included 218 FEWs in intervention and 170 FEWs in control arms in the per-protocol analyses after 212 removing dropouts. Evidence of positive intervention effects was detected for the following secondary outcomes: contacting an outreach worker (group by time 2 AOR 3.29, 95% CI 1.28–8.47), receiving an escorted referral (group by time 2 AOR 2.86, 95% CI 1.09–7.52; group by time 3 AOR 8.15, 95% CI 1.65–40.25), and never being forced to drink at work (group by time 3 AOR 3.95, 95% CI 1.62–9.60). No significant differences between intervention and control groups over time were observed for any primary outcomes in the fully adjusted models. CONCLUSIONS The Mobile Link intervention did not show an effect on the primary outcomes but effectively connected FEWs with outreach workers and escorted referrals. Reductions in forced drinking at work were also significantly more extensive in the intervention group than the control group. Longer-term messaging may increase access to services and impact FEWs’ health outcomes in the future. CLINICALTRIAL Clinical trials.gov, NCT03117842 . Registered 31 March 2017, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03117842?term=NCT03117842&rank=1 INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT RR2-10.1186/s13063-018-2614-7

Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Pregnancy Prevention Among Native American Youths: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2016–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 111 (10) ◽  
pp. 1874-1884
Author(s):  
Lauren Tingey ◽  
Rachel Chambers ◽  
Hima Patel ◽  
Shea Littlepage ◽  
Shauntel Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Native American ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Pregnancy Prevention ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of the Respecting the Circle of Life program (RCL) among Native American youths 11 to 19 years of age residing in a rural reservation community in the southwestern United States. Methods. Between 2016 and 2018, we conducted a randomized controlled trial of the RCL program with 534 Native youths. Participants completed assessments at baseline and 9 and 12 months after the intervention. We conducted intention-to-treat analyses based on study group randomization. Results. At 9 months, intervention participants had significantly better condom use self-efficacy (P < .001), higher intentions to use condoms (P = .024) and abstain from sex (P = .008), and better contraceptive use self-efficacy (P < .001) than control participants, as well as better condom use (P = .032) and contraceptive use (P = .002) negotiation skills. At 12 months, intervention participants had significantly better sexual and reproductive health knowledge (P = .021), condom use self-efficacy (P < .001), contraceptive use self-efficacy (P < .001), and contraceptive use negotiation skills (P = .004) than control participants. Intervention participants reported significantly more communication with their parents about sexual and reproductive health than control participants at both 9 and 12 months (P = .042 and P = .001, respectively). Conclusions. The RCL program has a significant impact on key factors associated with pregnancy prevention among Native youths and should be used as an adolescent pregnancy prevention strategy. Trial Registration.  Clinical Trials.gov identifier: NCT02904629. (Am J Public Health. 2021;111(10): 1874–1884. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306447 )

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