Provider-Assisted HIV Partner Notification & Testing With Prisoners in Indonesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- HIV Infections
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Enrollment
- 55
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Diagnosed
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Researchers will conduct a 2-arm pilot randomized controlled trial with HIV-infected index patients recruited from two all-male prisons in Indonesia to assess the acceptability and feasibility of provider-assisted HIV partner notification (provider referral) and examine its potential to increase the number of partners who are tested for HIV and subsequently linked to prevention and treatment services.
Detailed Description
This study compares three options for partner notification: * Option 1 (Self-tell): Participant is encouraged to disclose his HIV+ status to his partner(s) and given information about sites where his partner(s) can receive free HIV testing. * Option 2 (Tell together): Participant discloses his HIV+ status to his partners with a counselor (project staff) present. Counselor refers the partner to HIV testing, including a study-affiliated HIV testing site. * Option 3 (Provider referral): Project staff (nurse or peer educator) will notify the partner anonymously - without identifying the participant (index patient). Partners are offered immediate HIV testing in their home or at a study-affiliated HIV testing site.
Investigators
Gabriel John Culbert
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Diagnosed
Time Frame: 6 weeks from index patient enrollment
Number of partners who are HIV diagnosed subsequent to testing
Notified
Time Frame: 6 weeks from index patient enrollment
Number of partners who are notified of shared HIV exposure
Tested
Time Frame: 6 weeks from index patient enrollment
Number of partners who receive HIV testing subsequent to notification
Secondary Outcomes
- Linked to Care(6 weeks from index patient enrollment)
- Initiated ART(6 weeks from index patient enrollment)