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Intimate Partner Study

Not Applicable
Conditions
HIV/AIDS
voluntary male medical circumcision
Registration Number
PACTR201711002631294
Lead Sponsor
Impact Research and Development Organization
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
1800
Inclusion Criteria

Aged 20 and 49 years;
Uncircumcised;
Has a live-in/regular intimate partner with whom he intends to continue having sex
Able & willing to consent to join the study
Resident of study sub-locations
Not planning to relocate post-enrollment for at least six months

Exclusion Criteria

Outside 20 and 49 years age bracket
Circumcised
No live-in/regular sexual partner
Unable to or decline to provide consent
Non-residents of study Sub-locations
Intending to relocate within six months.
For Intervention 2, men will be excluded if the female partner declines to participate in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of men who come for VMMC services in the four study arms, within three months of intervention delivery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion reporting resuming sex before 6 weeks post-surgery, and for those who do, the time (days) they took to resume sex from date of circumcision;Proportion of participants between the intervention arms who advance from one stage to the next in the transtheoretical model;Proportion of men and women in the baseline interview who believe that female partners are shareholders in the man¿s decision to be circumcised; also compare participants¿ views in supporting women¿s involvement in VMMC programs
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