HIV Infections
Conditions
Keywords
Voluntary Counseling and Testing, HIV, HIV seronegativity
Brief summary
The objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of couples Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV (CVCT) compared to individual VCT (IVCT) in preventing MTCT, and in increasing preventive behaviors and minimizing spousal abuse among HIV positive women. We hypothesize that offering CVCT will not decrease uptake of VCT among women. This research will be carried out in 3 antenatal clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCouples VCT
Offer women coming to antenatal clinics to have their husbands come with them for couples VCT
BEHAVIORALIndividual VCT
Women to receive individual VCT
Sponsors
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Up to 6 months of pregnancy * Currently married or in cohabiting union for 2+ years and co-resident with husband
Exclusion criteria
* In polygamous marriage * 7 or more months pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HIV Testing and receiving results | within one month of initial visit to ANC |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| use of nevirapine | 3 months after testing |
| use of protection at time of sexual intercourse | 3 months after HIV test |
| domestic violence | 3 months after HIV test |
Countries
Tanzania
Outcome results
None listed