A trial of interventions to improve linkage to care after HIV self-testing

Conditions

HIV/AIDS

Thomas KA, Sibanda EL, Johnson C, Watadzaushe C, Ncube G, Hatzold K, Tumushime MK, Mutseta M, Ruhode N, Indravudh PP, Cowan FM, Neuman M.

2023-10-315 citations

10.1186/s12879-023-08695-x

Did you hear about HIV self-testing? HIV self-testing awareness after community-based HIVST distribution in rural Zimbabwe.

Rotsaert A, Sibanda E, Hatzold K, Johnson C, Corbett E, Neuman M, Cowan F.

2022-01-139 citations

10.1186/s12879-022-07027-9

Community-based HIV self-testing: a cluster-randomised trial of supply-side financial incentives and time-trend analysis of linkage to antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe

Euphemia Sibanda, Melissa Neuman, Mary Tumushime, Collin Mangenah, Karin Hatzold et al. (17 authors)

BMJ Global Health2021-07-0139 citations

10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003866

Interventions

Incentives for community-based distributors of HIV self-test kits

Incentives for HIV positive patients who are referred for HIV care

Both incentives for CBDs and for HIV positive participants

No incentives for CBDs

no incentives for HIV positive participants who are referred

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Living in the study communities (clusters) 2. Aged at least 16 years old (Ministry of Health age for independent consent to test for HIV) 3. Willing to self-test for HIV

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of individuals who have self-tested in each community;Proportion of people who linked to PSI outreach services;Proportion of men taking up VMMC in each community;Proportion of HIV positives assessed for ART;Proportion of HIV positives initiated on ART;Proportion of women accessing contraception consultations in each community	—

Countries

Zimbabwe

Contacts

Public ContactEuphemia Sibanda

Project Director

euphemia@ceshhar.co.zw002634333393

Outcome results

None listed