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Evaluation of primary and secondary distribution of HIV self-testing kits to improve the uptake of PrEP and ART among adolescents and young people in uMkhanyakude, KZN, South Africa.

South Africa, 2022
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AHRI.HIVSelfTesting.Recruitment.2022.v1
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Miss Sinikiwe Londeka Mlungwana, Dr Omollo Victor, Dr Natsayi Chimbindi, Ms Margaret Mburu, Dr Maryam Shahmanesh, Dr Kawanga
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Apr 11, 2023
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  • Identification
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  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Data collection
  • Data processing
  • Data Access
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    AHRI.HIVSelfTesting.Recruitment.2022.v1
    Title

    Evaluation of primary and secondary distribution of HIV self-testing kits to improve the uptake of PrEP and ART among adolescents and young people in uMkhanyakude, KZN, South Africa.
    Country
    Name Country code
    South Africa ZA
    Abstract

    This study seeks to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of peer-led primary and secondary distribution of HIV self-testing kits (HIVST) to create demand for HIV prevention and care (including PrEP) among adolescents and young people (AYP) and assess their preferred point of linkage or pick-up.

    The aims of the study are.

    1. To measure the uptake of primary and secondary distribution of HIVST among adolescent young women and men.
    2. To measure the uptake of confirmatory HIV testing and eligibility screening for PrEP and ART if positive following primary and secondary distribution of HIVST.
    3. To assess adolescent young women and men preferred point of PrEP or ART pick up between mobile clinics and fixed clinics.
    4. To collect information on intervention delivery approaches to inform future scale up.
    Kind of Data

    Cross-sectional survey data
    Unit of Analysis

    Unit of analysis is participants.

    Version

    Version Description

    v1.0.0

    Scope

    Keywords
    HIV self-testing kits (HIVST), Adolescents and young people (AYP), Partners, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Antiretroviral therapy (ART

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Demographic surveillance area of the Africa Health Research Institute; KwaZulu-Natal, uMkhanyakude district.
    Universe

    The study sample will consist of adolescent young women and men aged 18-24 years resident in the AHRI surveillance area. The AYP will be targeted in safe spaces, sport events and in their homes. The study will involve primary distribution of HIVST kits to AYP and secondary distribution of HIVST kits by the same AYP to their partners.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Miss Sinikiwe Londeka Mlungwana Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)
    Dr Omollo Victor Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
    Dr Natsayi Chimbindi Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)
    Ms Margaret Mburu Impact Research and Development Organization (IRDO)
    Dr Maryam Shahmanesh Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)
    Dr Kawanga Impact Research and Development Organization (IRDO)
    Producers
    Name
    Africa Health Research Institute
    Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
    Name Affiliation Role
    Nelisiwe Mtshali AHRI Data management
    Jaco Dreyer AHRI Data management
    Sweetness Dube AHRI Data documentation

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Adolescents and young people (AYP) aged 18-24 years who were residents in the demographic surveillance area of the Africa Health Research Institute and residents of kwaMyeki area(where the peer navigator is resident) were randomly selected. A total of 250 participants were eligible to be enrolled into the study and a total of 165 AYP were enrolled to the study.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2022-08-22 2022-12-13

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    All data will be managed using electronic data management tools. The data management system for these will be based on REDCap (research electronic data capture). The REDCap database resides within a single MySQL database server within a secure server cluster at the AHRI. Access control is managed through Microsoft Active Directory with minimum password complexity and compulsory password change policies.

    Data Access

    Access conditions

    Access to the data requires accurate completion of the online data access application form accessible on the AHRI Data repository(https://data.ahri.org/). Data users are required to abide by the data use conditions stipulated on the application for access to the data. Failure to do so may result in their data access privileges being revoked by the Data Custodian. In order to recognise the effort and intellectual contributions of AHRI investigators in producing and curating the data, users of AHRI data must acknowledge the source of the data and abide by the terms and conditions under which the data is accessed and must cite the dataset in publication using the citation provided as part of this documentation. All analytical datasets published on the AHRI Data Repository are assigned digital object identifier (DOIs) and the DOIs can be found on the Data Repository under Study Description tab - Access policy. AHRI data users are required to always cite the dataset using the relevant DOI.
    Citation requirements

    Mlungwana, S. L., Omollo, V., Chimbindi, N., Mburu, M., Shahmanesh, M., & Kawanga, M. (2023). Evaluation of primary and secondary distribution of HIV self-testing kits to improve the uptake of PrEP and ART among adolescents and young people in uMkhanyakude, KZN, South Africa. [Data set]. Africa Health Research Institute. DOI:https://doi.org/10.23664/AHRI.HIVSELFTESTING.RECRUITMENT.2022

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI.AHRI.HIVSelfTesting.Recruitment.2022.v1
    Producers
    Name
    Africa Health Research Institute
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