Improving Risk Perception and Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) With Education Sessions and Conditional Behavioural Incentives
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 1,028
- Locations
- 7
- Primary Endpoint
- Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Primary Objective The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of an interactive VMMC education session offered by a circumcised health worker and contribution to transport costs for accessing VMMC along with either (1) conditional economic compensation for wages or (2) lottery-based economic incentives on the uptake of VMMC.
Hypothesis VMMC education session offered by a role model - a young male health worker who has been previously benefited from VMMC services in this community - addressing risks of HIV infection, benefits of VMMC, and the fear of pain associated with VMMC, with/without a conditional fixed or lottery-based financial incentives off-setting present-biased preferences, will improve risk perception and increase uptake of VMMC in HIV-negative young men.
Study outcomes The primary outcomes for the study will be risk perception measured in a follow-up survey at 6 months and proportion of men taking up VMMC within 6 months measured through self-reports and matched to program records.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 15 Years to 29 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- Male
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 15-29 years
Exclusion Criteria
- •Participants testing HIV-positive at baseline
- •Self-reporting have already undergone circumcision
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC)
Time Frame: 6 months
Proportion of men taking up VMMC within 6 months measured through self-reports and matched to programme records
Secondary Outcomes
- Changes in perception of risk of HIV(6 months)
Investigators
Simon Gregson
Professor of Demography and Behavioural Science
Imperial College London