Improving Access to HIV Testing for Children in Uganda
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
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 Months – 5
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Screening
- Participants needed
- 400 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this study is to learn if HIV screening testing can be done for children ages 18 months to 5 years by traditional healers in Southwestern Uganda. The main questions the investigators aim to answer are:
* Will caretakers of children coming to a traditional healer for their care accept an HIV test from them?
* What views of HIV such as stigma and knowledge might affect the caretaker's c…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18 months to 5 years old
* Have a parent or caregiver present who can provide informed consent
* Not previously tested for HIV in the past three months
* Npt previously known to be HIV-infected.
Exclusion Criteria:
* unwilling or unable to participate in study procedures…
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