HIV Prevention Among Youth: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV and Male Condom Distribution in Rural Kenya

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab0 sites10,646 target enrollmentFebruary 1, 2009

ConditionsHIV/AIDS HSV-2 Infection

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: HIV/AIDS
Sponsor: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Enrollment: 10646
Primary Endpoint: HSV-2 prevalence
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 6 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The vast majority of new HIV infections occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 2 million people become infected with HIV/AIDS every year. Forty-five percent of these new HIV infections occur among people under 25 years old, and nearly all of them are due to unprotected sex. Ensuring the adoption of safer sexual behavior among youth is critical to keeping the new generations free of HIV.

This research study aims to examine, through a large randomized controlled trial, the impact of two HIV prevention strategies among a youth population in Kenya: Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV (VCT), and condom distribution.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

February 1, 2009

End Date

July 1, 2014

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Youth previously participated in an earlier study by Duflo, Dupas and Kremer in 328 primary schools in the same study site in Western Province, Kenya who consent to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

•Youth sampled for the study who do not consent to participate.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

HSV-2 prevalence

Time Frame: 2 years post-intervention

Assessed via a blood test

Secondary Outcomes

Number of sexual partners(2 years post-intervention)
% of youth who have high HIV knowledge(2 years post-intervention)
% of youth who did not use a condom at last intercourse(2 years post-intervention)
% of youth who reported having an STI or symptoms of an STI(2 years post-intervention)
% of youth who report ever being pregnant(2 years post-intervention)
HIV prevalence(2 years post-intervention)
% of youth who have accepting attitudes towards people living with HIV (PLHIV)(2 years post-intervention)