90 DAYS: An Entertainment Education Intervention to Evaluate a Short Film About HIV Status Disclosure

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Official Title
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An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of an Entertainment Education Short Film on Internalized HIV-related Stigma, Sexual Partner Status Disclosure, and Medical Adherence Intentions Among Black HIV-positive Women in Miami-Dade County

Conditions
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HIV/AIDS

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: 90 DAYS film
* Behavioral: HIV pamphlet on disclosure


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Black women ages 18-50 clinically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS Speak and comprehend English Exclusion Criteria: pregnant women

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Control<br>participants will receive a standard-of-care brochure detailing HIV status disclosure. | Behavioral: HIV pamphlet on disclosure<br>* A standard-of-care brochure given to newly diagnosed HIV patients about the importance of status disclosure<br>|
| Experimental: intervention: 90 DAYS film<br>participants will watch the film, 90 DAYS | Behavioral: 90 DAYS film<br>* 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.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | Day 1 post-test |