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AN INVESTIGATION OF INTERVENTIONS TO INCREASE UPTAKE OF HIV SELF-TESTING AND LINKAGE TO POST-TEST SERVICES AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN ZIMBABWE

AN INVESTIGATION OF INTERVENTIONS TO INCREASE UPTAKE OF HIV SELF-TESTING AND LINKAGE TO POST-TEST SERVICES AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN ZIMBABWE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202111848628644
Enrollment
9600
Registered
2021-11-17
Start date
2022-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

HIV/AIDS

Interventions

Peer led HIV self test kit distribution
Mass media supported HIV self test kit distribution

Sponsors

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Aged 16 years old or over; Possesses personal mobile phone; Currently enrolled at a tertiary education institution where HIV self-test kits are being distributed as part of this study; and Willing to test for HIV using an HIV self-test kit and provide verbal consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not possess personal mobile phone

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of students taking up self-testing;Proportion of self-testers with reactive (positive) self-test results who link to confirmatory testing

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of self-testers with confirmed HIV positive results who link to HIV treatment (antiretroviral treatment) ;Proportion of self-testers who link to HIV prevention services – pre-exposure prophylaxis, PrEP, and/or voluntary medical male circumcision, VMMC;Cost and cost effectiveness of peer-led plus mass media-supported model of self-test service provision compared to mass media alone per a) student tested for HIV, b) student started on ART, c) student started on PrEP or VMMC

Countries

Zimbabwe

Contacts

Public ContactMary Tumushime

CeSHHAR Zimbabwe

mary@ceshhar.co.zw+263242333393

Outcome results

None listed

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