Know Your Status: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Healer-initiated HIV Counseling and Testing to Standard of Care in Rural South Africa
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
South Africa has made progress towards their 95-95-95 goals, yet a substantial proportion of the population do not test regularly. To reach people who otherwise may avoid testing, we propose to build on our successful healer-initiated HIV counseling and testing pilot to conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial in 42 clinical catchment areas to evaluate an expanded Healer-Initiated HIV Testing and Linkage to Care intervention in rural South Africa.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Community members \> 18 years of age, who chose to receive an HIV test from a traditional healer.
Locations
Other Locations
South Africa
Bushbuckridge
RECRUITING
Agincourt
Contact Information
Primary
Carolyn M Audet, PhD
carolyn.m.audet@vumc.org
6153432118
Backup
Ryan Wagner, PhD
ryan.wagner@wits.ac.za
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-11-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-09-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 230907
Treatments
No_intervention: Standard of Care
people who receive HIV testing in this arm through standard programs provided by clinics.
Experimental: Healer-provided
Traditional healers will provide HIV counseling and testing services to their clients
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Collaborators: University of Witwatersrand, South Africa