Improving HIV Testing, Linkage, and Retention in Care for Men Through U=U Messaging
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
HIV Infections
Men
Treatment Adherence
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 15 and older
- Sex
- Male
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Participants needed
- 3,642 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation · Other
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About This Trial
This study will evaluate the impact of U=U messaging and counseling on gaps in the HIV care cascade for men, including testing uptake and ART initiation (Aim 1), achieving viral suppression and retention in care (Aim 2) in two provinces in South Africa. The U=U message communicates the compelling idea that PLHIV who take ART and have an undetectable viral load (\<200 copies/mL) cannot sexually tra…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
AIM 1:
1. male
2. aged ≥15 years
3. present a study issued invitation card to site receptionist
4. ability to provide informed consent.
AIM 2:
1. cis-gender men
2. aged ≥15 years
3. newly initiating ART (i.e., treatment naïve) or re-initiating ART after 6 months of being lost…
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