Young Deadly Syphilis Free
Multimedia campaign (2017-2018) in 12 remote regions across four Australian jurisdictions, made with Aboriginal young people, urging 15-29-year-olds to test for syphilis during an outbreak.
- Years
- 2017–2018
- Country
- Australia
- Topic
- HIV/STI
- Asks people to
- Start
- Strategy
- Peer crowdTrusted messenger
- Channel
- RadioSocial (paid)TVWebsite
- Audience
- CliniciansYoung adultsYouthAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people 15-29 in remote communities; health and community workers.
Evidence
ProcessUnknown
Evaluation (D'Costa 2022): over 64% of both young people and health workers recalled the messages, mostly from TV, Facebook and the website. Positive intended behavior and practice changes were reported; testing was not measured.
Sponsor (who paid)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) Academic, developer
- Australian Government Department of Health Foreign government, funder
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Sources
- D'Costa B et al. Evaluation of the Young, Deadly, Syphilis Free multi-media campaign in remote Australia. PLoS One 2022;17(9):e0273658 evaluation · 2022 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0273658 · PMID 36084099
Research notes
Created 2026-10-22 by literature mining (PubMed/OpenAlex); evidence level, outcome and findings are paraphrased from the evaluation abstracts, full texts not read. No credits: no page naming an agency was checked. Sponsors from secondary memory (evaluation authors are at Curtin University); confirm.
Record cases/au-young-deadly-syphilis-free.json, updated 2026-10-22· Link to this campaign