Video tool to promote knowledge of syphilis among black and Hispanic men recruited from clinical and non-clinical settings.
Recent syphilis outbreaks in metropolitan cities are attributed to men who have sex with men (MSM) with a significant proportion of Black or Hispanic identity. However, there are few syphilis interventions that are tailored to minority MSM.


METHODS
We conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess whether Black and Hispanic MSM recruited from various venues who viewed the "Syphilis and Men" video showed an increase in syphilis knowledge, regardless of self-reported characteristics associated with increased risk for syphilis infection.


RESULTS
Of the 168 participants, 91.1% were Black or Hispanic and 64.9% had a male partner in the past 6 months. The video intervention group had a significant increase of 19.5-20.9 percentage points on the post-test survey, depending on the venue. This difference was present irrespective of participant socio-demographic and health-related characteristics.


CONCLUSIONS
The "Syphilis and Men" video is a brief, cost-limited intervention to promote syphilis knowledge among Black and Hispanic MSM that can potentially be implemented in various venues.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Pkwy South, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. josanche@montefiore.org
John P
JP
Sánchez
Conair
C
Guilliames
Nelson F
NF
Sánchez
Yvette
Y
Calderon
William B
WB
Burton
D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D012307:Risk Factors; D013587:Syphilis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014743:Videotape Recording