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
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.
| Name | Country code |
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| South Africa | ZA |
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.
- To measure the uptake of primary and secondary distribution of HIVST among adolescent young women and men.
- To measure the uptake of confirmatory HIV testing and eligibility screening for PrEP and ART if positive following primary and secondary distribution of HIVST.
- To assess adolescent young women and men preferred point of PrEP or ART pick up between mobile clinics and fixed clinics.
- To collect information on intervention delivery approaches to inform future scale up.
Cross-sectional survey data
Unit of analysis is participants.
Version
v1.0.0
Scope
Coverage
Demographic surveillance area of the Africa Health Research Institute; KwaZulu-Natal, uMkhanyakude district.
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
| 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) |
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| Africa Health Research Institute |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Nelisiwe Mtshali | AHRI | Data management |
| Jaco Dreyer | AHRI | Data management |
| Sweetness Dube | AHRI | Data documentation |
Sampling
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
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2022-08-22 | 2022-12-13 |
Data processing
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 to the data requires accurate completion of the online data access application form accessible on the AHRI Data repository(<https>). 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.
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.AHRI.HIVSelfTesting.Recruitment.2022.v1
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| Africa Health Research Institute |