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To Whom Will You Send Automated Confidential SMS Invitations to Test for HIV? Results From an Acceptability Pilot Study in Northern Tanzania.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Gass, S-J; Ostermann, J; Njau, B; van Zwetselaar, M; Beti, M; Yamanis, T; McClimans, L; Mwangi, R; John, V; Mtuy, T; Hobbie, A; Thielman, N
Published in: Sex Transm Dis
August 1, 2025

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.

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Published In

Sex Transm Dis

DOI

EISSN

1537-4521

Publication Date

August 1, 2025

Volume

52

Issue

8

Start / End Page

506 / 509

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Text Messaging
  • Tanzania
  • Public Health
  • Pilot Projects
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Middle Aged
  • Mass Screening
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Gass, S.-J., Ostermann, J., Njau, B., van Zwetselaar, M., Beti, M., Yamanis, T., … Thielman, N. (2025). To Whom Will You Send Automated Confidential SMS Invitations to Test for HIV? Results From an Acceptability Pilot Study in Northern Tanzania. Sex Transm Dis, 52(8), 506–509. https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002153
Gass, Salome-Joelle, Jan Ostermann, Bernard Njau, Marco van Zwetselaar, Melkiory Beti, Thespina Yamanis, Leah McClimans, et al. “To Whom Will You Send Automated Confidential SMS Invitations to Test for HIV? Results From an Acceptability Pilot Study in Northern Tanzania.Sex Transm Dis 52, no. 8 (August 1, 2025): 506–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002153.
Gass S-J, Ostermann J, Njau B, van Zwetselaar M, Beti M, Yamanis T, et al. To Whom Will You Send Automated Confidential SMS Invitations to Test for HIV? Results From an Acceptability Pilot Study in Northern Tanzania. Sex Transm Dis. 2025 Aug 1;52(8):506–9.
Gass, Salome-Joelle, et al. “To Whom Will You Send Automated Confidential SMS Invitations to Test for HIV? Results From an Acceptability Pilot Study in Northern Tanzania.Sex Transm Dis, vol. 52, no. 8, Aug. 2025, pp. 506–09. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002153.
Gass S-J, Ostermann J, Njau B, van Zwetselaar M, Beti M, Yamanis T, McClimans L, Mwangi R, John V, Mtuy T, Hobbie A, Thielman N. To Whom Will You Send Automated Confidential SMS Invitations to Test for HIV? Results From an Acceptability Pilot Study in Northern Tanzania. Sex Transm Dis. 2025 Aug 1;52(8):506–509.

Published In

Sex Transm Dis

DOI

EISSN

1537-4521

Publication Date

August 1, 2025

Volume

52

Issue

8

Start / End Page

506 / 509

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Text Messaging
  • Tanzania
  • Public Health
  • Pilot Projects
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Middle Aged
  • Mass Screening
  • Male
  • Humans