An mHealth Intervention to Improve HIV Prevention Service Engagement Among People Who Use Drugs

The goal of this single arm pre-post study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of the LOTUS intervention to improve HIV prevention service engagement among people who use drugs. LOTUS is a technology-delivered intervention that provides HIV prevention informational content and tips, peer social support and social networking features, a resource locator, HIV prevention monitoring and reminders (e.g., reminders for HIV/STI testing and PrEP doses), and a virtual space to have questions answered by health care professionals.

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Report weekly or daily use of opioids and/or stimulants in the past 6 months * Meet current CDC eligibility criteria for PrEP * Report low levels of HIV prevention service engagement in the past 6 months * Not currently, or planning on becoming, pregnant during the study * Owns a smartphone with internet web-browsing capabilities Exclusion Criteria: * 17 years of age or younger * Does not report weekly or daily use of opioids and/or stimulants in the past 6 months * Does not meet current CDC eligibility criteria for PrEP * Report high levels of HIV prevention service engagement in the past 6 months * Currently, or planning on becoming, pregnant during the study * Does not own a smartphone with internet web-browsing capabilities