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Product

Gau: A brief motivational enhancement intervention to promote COVID-19 testing and vaccination among people who inject drugs: A randomized controlled trial of Connect2Test.

Center:

OR-Center on Human Development, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2026

Contact Information:

Jeff Gau
[email protected]
000-000-0000

Product Description:

A 2026 randomized controlled trial published in the American Journal of Health Promotion found that the Connect2Test brief motivational enhancement intervention significantly increased COVID-19 vaccine uptake, quadrupling the odds of vaccination among people who inject drugs, although it did not significantly impact testing rates.

Keyword(s):

vaccination, injected drugs

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Professionals, Policymakers

Alternative Format:

To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

doi 10.1177/08901171261438386

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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Mailing address:
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