Adaptation of health education program for improving the uptake of HIV self-testing by men in Rwanda

Effectiveness of a locally adapted health education program on uptake of HIV self-testing among men in Kigali, Rwanda

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201908758321490

Enrollment

Registered

2019-08-14

Start date

2019-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

HIV/AIDS

Interventions

Routine health education

Adapted health education

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult men 18 and older, do not know HIV status and visit the selected health facility during the enrollment period, willing to be followed up three months’ post enrollment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women Men younger than 18 years Adult men 18 years and older who self-report to know their HIV status or to not know their HIV status but unwilling to be followed up three months’ post enrollment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Recruitment, uptake	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
HIV diagnosis among participants, linkage to care men who tested HIV positive, repeat test from men who tested HIV negative, HIV status disclosure to sexual partner(s) post HIV self-testing	—

Countries

Rwanda

Contacts

Public ContactTafadzwa Dzinamarira

PhD Candidate School of Nursing and Public Health University of KwaZulu Natal

219095@stu.ukzn.ac.za+250786999838

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026