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Church’s Sphere of Health Influence: Assessing the effectiveness of using youth door to door health ‘evangelism’ in enhancing uptake of HIV testing and linkage to care among adolescents and young people.

Church’s Sphere of Health Influence: Assessing the effectiveness of using youth door to door health ‘evangelism’ in enhancing uptake of HIV testing and linkage to care among adolescents and young people.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202209795318936
Enrollment
440
Registered
2022-09-22
Start date
2022-03-01
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 Sexually transmittted infections/ diseases

Interventions

Not applicable

Sponsors

Impact Research and Development Organization
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? Males and females 15-24 years of age. ? Adolescents and young people who consent to participate in the study. ? Adolescents aged 15-17 who have obtained Parent/Guardian consent to participate in the study. ? Adolescents and young people living in the study area for the next 6 - 9 months when the study kicks off.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? Males and females below 15 years and above-24 years of age. ? Adolescents and young people not living in the study area for the next 6 - 9 months when the study kicks off. ? Adolescents and young people who will not have consented to participate in the study. ? Adolescents aged 15-17 who shall not have obtained Parent/Guardian consent is to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Enhanced uptake of HIV testing among adolescents and young people. Evaluated by measuring the Proportion of youth who take up testing, assessed by a two-way comparison data at participating health facilities: i) testing rate 3-6 months before the intervention and 3-6 months during the intervention, and ii) comparing testing uptake between health facilities in the intervention and control arms.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Reception of the intervention by the targeted population. Assessed by measuring the number of particpants reached and screened in the targeted population against those who are enrolled in the study. 2. Identification of the barriers and facilitators of implementing the intervention. Assessed by evaluating feedback collected from study participants reached with the intervention.

Countries

Kenya, Kiribati

Contacts

Public ContactKawango Agot

Impact Research and Development Organization

kawango@impact-rdo.org+254736505046

Outcome results

None listed

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