Cohort of Individuals at Risk of HIV Infection Recruited in User-friendly HIV Testing and Counseling Services in Thailand Provinces
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 3,000
- 试验地点
- 6
- 主要终点
- HIV incidence
研究概览
简要总结
Multicenter cohort study of individuals reporting behavioral risks of HIV acquisition, recruited among those presenting for testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
Overarching goal: to study factors associated with uptake of HIV prevention and (re)testing services in medium-sized cities in Thailand.
Primary objective: To estimate the incidence of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (syphilis, chronic hepatitis B and C) among individuals presenting for retesting.
Secondary objectives:
- To evaluate the uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis
- To assess retention in the study
- To evaluate client HIV knowledge
- To describe HIV prevalence and characteristics of individuals newly diagnosed with HIV
- To describe characteristics of individuals at risk of HIV infection
- To assess the quality of the testing and referral services.
详细描述
Testing and counseling for HIV, syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections is provided to consenting individuals.
Components: interactive counseling program, self sampling (finger prick) under supervision, questionnaire (on a tablet computer) to assess risks of HIV acquisition, understanding of HIV transmission routes and pre-exposure prophylaxis, willingness to take pre-exposure prophylaxis if at risk of HIV, and satisfaction with regard to services provided.
Referral to appropriate care facility of participants diagnosed with infection. HIV negative participants with significant risk of HIV are advised to come back for HIV retesting within 3 to 6 months and informed about pre-exposure prophylaxis.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 15 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Aged 15 years or more
- •Willing to be tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
- •Able to understand the study and its procedures
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
HIV incidence
时间窗: Through study completion, an average of 3 years
HIV incidence
次要结局
- Participants initiating pre-exposure prophylaxis(Through study completion, an average of 3 years)
- Retention(Through study completion, an average of 3 years)
- HIV knowledge(Through study completion, an average of 3 years)
研究者
GONZAGUE JOURDAIN
Researcher
Chiang Mai University