Testing a social network approach to promote HIV self-testing and linkage to care among fishermen at Lake Victoria: study protocol for the Owete cluster randomized controlled trial

Testing a social network approach to promote HIV self-testing and linkage to care among fishermen at Lake Victoria: study protocol for the Owete cluster randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Nearly 50% of men living with HIV in many countries are unaware of their HIV status; men also have lower uptake of HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In SSA, highly mobile men such as those working in fishing communities alongside Lake Victoria have low uptake of...

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Main Authors: Lila A. Sheira, Zachary A. Kwena, Edwin D. Charlebois, Kawango Agot, Benard Ayieko, Monica Gandhi, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Harsha Thirumurthy, Carol S. Camlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
HIV self-testing
Men
PrEP
Urine adherence testing
Social networks
Cluster randomized controlled trial
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06409-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06409-3

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