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Harnessing Male Peer Networks to Enhance Engagement With HIV Prevention

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyMaleUniversity of Stellenbosch
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Novel strategies are needed to engage men in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) with HIV testing, treatment and prevention services to drive the epidemic towards elimination. Suboptimal engagement with HIV prevention by men increases their risk of HIV acquisition, and is an important driver of new HIV infections in women. HIV self-testing (HIVST) addresses several key facility-based access barriers and HIVST distribution through leveraging male peer networks for HIV prevention is feasible, acceptable and effective in SSA. The objective of this project is to use an implementation science approach to establish the impact of HIVST distribution through male social networks, with phone-based support and improved risk perception, on PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) uptake among men in Eastern Zimbabwe. The project will leverage infrastructure and data associated with 20-year programme of HIV surveillanc

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Resident in study site
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What it tests

  • Peer Distribution
  • Community Health Worker Distribution
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Where

1 site
BRTI - Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research
Mutare, Zimbabwe
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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