Tests a digital HIV education and self-screening tool in teenagers
Tests a digital HIV education and self-screening tool in high school students.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Empowering Knowledge, Self-Testing & Resilience Through Innovative Methods for HIV
Key facts
- Where
- Surakarta, IndonesiaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 15 and 17 years old?
Source: NCT07039682, who can take part
Where in Indonesia
- Universitas Sebelas MaretSurakarta, IndonesiaNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Universitas Sebelas Maret
- Trial code
- NCT07039682
- Record updated
- 26 June 2025
- Original description
The goal of this study is to learn whether a digital tool can help improve HIV knowledge, self-awareness, and testing among adolescents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The tool includes online HIV education, a self-assessment for HIV risk, and access to trained peer educators for support. The study will also explore how comfortable and willing adolescents are to use this kind of digital health service.Read full original descriptionShow less
Developing a Digital-Based Education and Self-Screening Model to Improve Knowledge, Self-Awareness, and HIV Testing Coverage Among Adolescents
The goal of this study is to learn whether a digital tool can help improve HIV knowledge, self-awareness, and testing among adolescents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The tool includes online HIV education, a self-assessment for HIV risk, and access to trained peer educators for support. The study will also explore how comfortable and willing adolescents are to use this kind of digital health service.
The main questions the study aims to answer are:
* Can this digital tool help adolescents better understand HIV and their personal risk? * Will more adolescents be willing to get tested for HIV after using the tool? * What factors affect whether adolescents accept and use digital HIV services?
Researchers will compare two groups of high school students:
* One group will use the digital tool for 6 weeks * The other group will receive standard HIV education (not through the tool)
Participants will:
* Answer surveys before and after the 6-week period * Learn about HIV through videos and interactive content * Use the tool to assess their personal HIV risk * Receive support from trained peer educators (online)
The researchers hope this study will lead to new ways of using technology to improve HIV prevention and testing for young people.
Inclusion: Adolescents aged 15-17 years; Reside or attend school in the Yogyakarta area; Currently enrolled in one of the participating high schools; Able to read and understand Bahasa Indonesia; Own or have regular access to a smartphone or digital device with internet connectivity; Provide informed assent to participate in the study; Have obtained written parental or guardian consent.
Exclusion: Previously diagnosed with HIV (as this study targets prevention and self-screening among untested adolescents); Currently participating in another HIV-related intervention study; Adolescents outside the 15-17 age range; Unable to access digital devices or internet independently; Unwilling or unable to provide informed assent or whose parents/guardians do not provide consent.