Intensified HIV/TB prevention linking home-based HIV testing, including the option of self-testing, with HIV care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/Tuberculosis (TB); Infections and Infestations; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease/Tuberculosis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN02004005
• Lead Sponsor: ondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)

Brief Summary

2016 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26891969 2017 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28328545 2017 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28617733 2017 cost-effectiveness results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29136117 2019 qualitative results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30907508/ (added 17/07/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-02-29
• Study Completion: 2015-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 27 July 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13500

Inclusion Criteria

Home-based HIV testing and counselling:
1. Age 16 years or above
2. Usual residence within a study cluster
3. Able and willing to provide written or witnessed informed consent to HTC, either as standard counsellor-provided or as supervised self-testing

Supervised self-testing only:
1. Attends in person to collect kit
2. Passes a test of understanding
3. Agrees to return test kit packaging and the used kit in a sealed envelope
4. Agrees to receive post-test health information

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age 15 years or below
2. Usual residence outside of the intervention cluster
3. Has tested previously on 2 occasions under the community counsellor system

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified