Home based human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing intervention in a rural community in South Africa
Completed
- Conditions
- Human immunodeficiency virusInfections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN31271935
- Lead Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (South Africa)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 800
Inclusion Criteria
1. Individuals over 18 years of age, either sex
2. Living in a household in an intervention cluster
3. Providing informed consent. Children under the age of 18 will require parental consent for participation in the study and acceptance of VCT.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Inability to understand the intervention and provide informed consent
2. Children under 18 without parental consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rates of HIV testing will be assessed in the post-intervention community survey in intervention and control arms. Questions to assess this outcome will include history of VCT, number of tests in the past year, and location/s where VCT was obtained. For each community, age and gender specific testing rates will be calculated.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method