Healer-initiated HIV Counseling and Testing Versus Standard of Care in Rural South Africa
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Hiv
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
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Screening
- Participants needed
- 230,907 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Other
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About This Trial
South Africa has made progress towards their 95-95-95 goals, yet a substantial proportion of the population do not test regularly. To reach people who otherwise may avoid testing, we propose to build on our successful healer-initiated HIV counseling and testing pilot to conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial in 42 clinical catchment areas to evaluate an expanded Healer-Initiated HIV Testing…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Community members \> 18 years of age, who chose to receive an HIV test from a traditional healer.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Community members who are not of sound mind or body during the recruitment (inebriated, experiencing a mental health issue).
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