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NCT05079347

Traditional Healer-initiated HIV Counseling and Testing in South Africa

Vanderbilt University Medical Center·ClinicalTrials.gov·diagnostic testNot yet recruiting
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Study focus
Disease/Condition
HIV Infection
Drug/Device/Intervention
HIV rapid test
Study type
Interventional
Intervention type
diagnostic test
Sponsor & location
Primary sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Timeline & enrollment
Phase
N/A
Start date
Apr 01, 2022
End date
Dec 01, 2023
Enrollment
300 participants
Primary outcome

Acceptability of conducting HIV testing among healers,Feasibility of completing HIV testing training,Uptake of HIV treatment (if positive),Uptake of HIV re-testing at 6 months if the person tested negative

Summary

The objective of this proposal is to conduct a pilot test of a program aimed at training
 traditional healers to conduct HIV testing and implementing HIV testing among people living
 in Bushbuckridge, South Africa.
 
 Pilot Healer-initiated HIV testing uptake and linkage to prevention services. Trust in
 allopathic health care and HIV stigma will be measured among participants at study enrollment
 and at month seven.
 
 Hypothesis: Healer-initiated HIV counseling and testing (HICT) will increase trust in
 allopathic health care and reduce HIV stigma.

ICD-10 classifications
HIV disease resulting in other viral infectionsHuman immunodeficiency virus [HIV] diseaseHIV disease resulting in other bacterial infectionsAcute HIV infection syndromeUnspecified human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease
Data source
Registry
ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial ID
NCT05079347
Type
Non-Device Trial
About this record

Access comprehensive clinical trial information for NCT05079347 through Pure Global AI's free database. This phase not specified trial is sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is currently Not yet recruiting. The study focuses on HIV Infection. Target enrollment is 300 participants.

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