Optimizing an IMB-guided Intervention to Support HIV Self-testing and PrEP Uptake Among YMSM: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. 17-24 years old; 2. Individuals who self-identify as male (including transgender men) and report any male sexual partners in the past 6 months; 3. Resident of the US based on home address; 4. HIV-negative or unknown status based on self-report; and 5. Self-reported risk for HIV (based on CDC criteria for PrEP use) defined as reporting any of the following in the past six months: 1. Bacterial STI 2. Condomless anal sex (CAS) with a casual male sexual partner 3. CAS with an HIV-positive or unknown status main partner 4. CAS with an HIV-negative main partner who reports CAS with other male partners. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current PrEP use; 2. Unstable, serious psychiatric symptoms; 3. Currently suicidal/homicidal; and 4. Evidence of gross cognitive impairment.