Investigating ways of encouraging fishermen in Malawi to access schistosomiasis and HIV testing and treatment

Conditions

HIV infection and/or schistosomiasis (Schistosoma haematobium) infection Infections and Infestations

Choko AT, Dovel KL, Kayuni S, Conserve DF, Buttterworth A, Bustinduy AL, Stothard JR, Kamchedzera W, Mukoka-Thindwa M, Jafali J, MacPherson P, Fielding K, Desmond N, Corbett EL.

2024-10-011 citations

10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00283-3

Correlates of prior HIV testing and schistosomiasis treatment: Baseline survey findings from the “creating demand for fishermen’s schistosomiasis HIV services” (FISH) cluster-randomized trial in Mangochi, Malawi

Geoffrey Kangogo, Donaldson F. Conserve, Sekeleghe A. Kayuni, Moses Kumwenda, Kathryn Dovel et al. (10 authors)

PLoS neglected tropical diseases2023-05-044 citations

10.1371/journal.pntd.0010654

Assessing the efficacy of an integrated intervention to create demand for fishermen’s schistosomiasis and HIV services (FISH) in Mangochi, Malawi: Study protocol for a cluster randomized control trial

Donaldson F. Conserve, Sekeleghe A. Kayuni, Moses Kumwenda, Kathryn Dovel, Augustine Choko

PLoS ONE2022-01-074 citations

10.1371/journal.pone.0262237

Interventions

'Boat teams' will be randomised 1:1:1 using computerized restricted randomization (geographical spread, cluster size, traditional authority, and HIV and schistosomiasis estimates) at a public randomis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Fisherman resident in a fishing community in Mangochi, Malawi 2. Aged 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Already on HIV treatment 2. Already taken praziquantel in the last 3 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
All primary outcome measures will be assessed at 9 months of trial delivery 1. Number of boat-team fishermen who self-report starting ART 2. Number of boat-team fishermen who self-report undergoing VMMC 3. Number of boat-team fishermen who have at least one S. haematobium egg seen on light microscopy of the filtrate from 10 ml urine ('egg-positive').	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
All secondary outcome measures will be assessed at 9 months of trial delivery 1. Number of boat-team fishermen who self-report recent (last 9 months) HIV testing 2. HIV prevention knowledge score assessed using a questionnaire at endline (9 months after enrollment) 3. Schistosomiasis knowledge score assessed using a questionnaire at endline (9 months after enrollment) 4. Number of boat-team fishermen who self-report high-risk sex in the previous month 5. S. haematobium intensity assessed using urine sample at endline (9 months after enrollment)	—

Measure

Time frame

All secondary outcome measures will be assessed at 9 months of trial delivery 1. Number of boat-team fishermen who self-report recent (last 9 months) HIV testing 2. HIV prevention knowledge score assessed using a questionnaire at endline (9 months after enrollment) 3. Schistosomiasis knowledge score assessed using a questionnaire at endline (9 months after enrollment) 4. Number of boat-team fishermen who self-report high-risk sex in the previous month 5. S. haematobium intensity assessed using urine sample at endline (9 months after enrollment)

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Countries

Malawi

Outcome results

None listed