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| Application: | A randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of enhanced and standard versions of HIV testing and counselling (HTC) in reducing sexual risk behaviours, increasing HIV retesting rate and risk perception among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Hong Kong (Executive Summary submitted by the applicant) |
| Applicant: | JC School of Public Health & Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Objectives: | The aim of the proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to evaluate the relative efficacy of an enhanced version of HIV testing and counselling (EHTC) that combines a component proven effective and new components involving e-health and HIV risk self-assessment versus standard-of-care HIV testing and counselling (SHTC) in reducing sexual risk behaviours, and increasing HIV retesting rate and risk perception among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Hong Kong. |
| Project Duration: | April 2016 to March 2017 |
| Contact Person: | Dr. Zixin Wang Postdoctoral Fellow The Chinese University of Hong Kong Centre for Health Behaviours Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine Room 508, School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T. |
| Telephone: | 2252 8740 |
| Fax: | 2645 3098 |