Sinako: Households and HIV

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria encompass - a minimum age of 18 years; - having commenced ART for the first time within four weeks prior to the study; - attending one of the clinics part of this cluster-RCT; - and having a household member above 18 years old. The household includes all those persons who lived under this “roof” or within the same structure at least four nights per week out of the past month.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No specific exclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcomes for this study will be (1) patient’s viral load and (2) ART adherence (measured by the Adherence to Combination Therapy Questionnaire (ACTG).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes will be measured at the individual level and the household level. At the individual level, the PLWH questionnaire assesses HIV knowledge, condom use, quality of life, self-management, perceived social support and full disclosure (to all household members). At the household level, the outcomes are measured in a household questionnaire. This questionnaire will be presented as a general health survey, and conducted by another fieldworker than the individual questionnaire – so as to avoid inadvertent disclosure. Outcomes measured at the household level, include HIV knowledge; condom use; HIV-related stigma; communication about HIV; Household functioning; HIV testing; Provide support to a household member living with HIV. These outcomes are included as indications of household comfort with HIV and communicating about HIV and could be considered as proxy measures for HIV competency at the household level. Viral load data will be captured from the medical register, while data on ART adherence and the other individual- and household-level outcomes will be collected from the enrolled individual independently by the research team.	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary outcomes will be measured at the individual level and the household level. At the individual level, the PLWH questionnaire assesses HIV knowledge, condom use, quality of life, self-management, perceived social support and full disclosure (to all household members). At the household level, the outcomes are measured in a household questionnaire. This questionnaire will be presented as a general health survey, and conducted by another fieldworker than the individual questionnaire – so as to avoid inadvertent disclosure. Outcomes measured at the household level, include HIV knowledge; condom use; HIV-related stigma; communication about HIV; Household functioning; HIV testing; Provide support to a household member living with HIV. These outcomes are included as indications of household comfort with HIV and communicating about HIV and could be considered as proxy measures for HIV competency at the household level. Viral load data will be captured from the medical register, while data on ART adherence and the other individual- and household-level outcomes will be collected from the enrolled individual independently by the research team.

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Countries

South Africa

Contacts

Public ContactCaroline Masquillier

Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp

caroline.masquillier@uantwerpen.be+27219592243

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