Effect of Community Social Mobilization for the Prevention of HIV in Young South African Women

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Gender Relations
• Interventions: Behavioral: Community Social Mobilization program

• Registration Number: NCT02129530
• Lead Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Brief Summary

The overall purpose is to assess whether a community social mobilization (CSM) program focused on young men ages 18-35 years of age changes gender norms in the community. The secondary purpose is to determine if there is a combined effect of CSM and HPTN 068 (Conditional Cash Transfers) on HIV and HSV-2 incidence. The goal of the mobilization activities is to engage young men around the issues of gender norms, intimate partner violence and HIV risk and to encourage them to take action to protect young women and reduce HIV risk in their communities.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-05-01
• Study First Posted: 2014-05-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-11
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2016-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-01-04
• Last Update Posted: 2016-01-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2502

Inclusion Criteria

Quantitative Work

• Men and women ages 18-35 years
• Have lived in study area continuously for the past 12 months
• Able and willing to provide informed consent

Qualitative Work

• Men and women ages 18-99 years
• A community member, CAT member or community mobilizer
• Able and willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Community Social Mobilization Program	Community Social Mobilization program	A manualized intervention developed with Sonke Gender Justice Network using a workshop intervention manual and a community mobilization toolkit will be used.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Gender Equitable Mens Scale (GEMS)	Baseline and 24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of unprotected sex acts	Baseline and 24 months
Concurrency	Baseline and 24 months	The investigators will measure concurrency by assessing the date of first and last sex and whether a relationship is ongoing among the last 3 partners in the last 12 months.
Experience of perpetration of Intimate partner violence (IPV)	Baseline and 24 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

MRC/WITS and Agincourt Rural Health Transition Research Unit; 🇿🇦 Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa