Status:
UNKNOWN
Engaging Men Through HIV Self-Testing With Differentiated Care to Improve ART Initiation and Viral Suppression Among Men in Malawi
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborating Sponsors:
Partners in Hope, Inc.
Medical University of South Carolina
Conditions:
Hiv
Eligibility:
All Genders
15+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Men in sub-Saharan Africa who test HIV-positive continue to have poor ART initiation and retention outcomes. The proposed project will test a home-based ART intervention for men who are living with HI...
Detailed Description
Background: Men in sub-Saharan Africa are less likely than women to use HIV services. HIV testing strategies have dramatically improved for men through HIV self-testing (HIVST) and other male-focused ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female Partner
- Male partner ≥15 years of age
- No reported interpersonal violence (IPV) as defined by World Health Organization (WHO) with the above male partner in the past 12-months
- Male partner ever tested HIV-positive
- Male partner not currently engaged in ART services, defined as:
- Tested HIV-positive ≥14 days and not on ART ≥14 days after testing HIV- positive;
- ≥14 days late for the first four-week follow up appointment; or
- Initiated ART but ≥60 days late for last ART appointment;
- Male partner living inside the facility catchment area (defined as any area that Healthcare Workers (HCWs) from the study facility routinely visit for tracing purposes)
- Female Partner
Exclusion
- Male partner \<15 years of age
- Reported interpersonal violence (IPV) as defined by WHO with the above male partner in the past 12-months
- Male partner never tested HIV positive
- Male partner tested HIV-positive \<14 days ago
- Male partner currently engaged in ART services, defined as:
- Initiated ART \<14 days late for the first four-week follow up appointment
- Initiated ART and \<60 days late for last ART appointment
- Male partner living outside the facility catchment area (defined as any area that HCWs from the study facility routinely visit for tracing purposes)
- Men Living with HIV Inclusion Criteria:
- ≥15 years of age
- Tested HIV positive using Ministry of Health standard algorithm (Determine + Unigold)
- Not currently engaged in ART services, defined as:
- Tested HIV-positive ≥14 days and not on ART ≥14 days after testing HIV-positive;
- ≥14 days late for the first four-week follow up appointment; or
- Initiated ART but ≥60 days late for last ART appointment;
- Has not taken ART in the past 7-days, as indicated by a point of care (POC) urine assay
- Living inside the facility catchment area (defined as any area that HCWs from the study facility routinely visit for tracing purposes)
- Men Living with HIV
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 2 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
930 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04858243
Start Date
August 2 2021
End Date
June 30 2025
Last Update
May 15 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Partners in Hope
Lilongwe, Malawi