HIV/AIDS Clinical Trial
Official title:
MAKASI. An Intervention for African and Caribbean Migrants' Empowerment in Sexual Health in Order to Reduce Their Social and Health Vulnerabilities in Paris Greater Area
Background. Immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa are the second group most affected by HIV in
France. Part of these HIV infections occurred after arrival in France, in relation to social
hardships. Immigrants coming from the non-French Caribbean islands face similar difficulties.
Many actors strive for an easier access to healthcare services for immigrants; however the
mere supply of knowledge and medicalised solutions is not enough to make persons adopt
prevention behaviours. It seems necessary to act upon empowerment to bring resources to
individuals and communities in order to improve their autonomy and action capacity. Civil
Society Organisations and researchers join forces in the MAKASI interventional research which
aims at reinforcing immigrants' empowerment in sexual health in order to reduce their
exposure to sexual risks.
Objectives : The MAKASI intervention consists in a unique Empowerment interview based on the
principles of motivational interviewing, using an Active Referral system to social or
sanitary services relevant to the person's needs. Our hypothesis is that this intervention is
going to reinforce four dimensions of empowerment in sexual health among immigrants: the
capacity to express their needs, competencies in sexual, self-esteem, awareness of exposure
to HIV and STIs. The proposed research aims at measuring the efficacy of the intervention on
these four dimensions, and at evaluating its processes and efficiency (cost-efficacy).
Methods: The intervention is delivered within the mobile units of Afrique Avenir in the
public spaces where African and Caribbean populations live and work. The evaluation uses
integrated mixed-method approach, combining a quantitative evaluation of impact and a
qualitative research on processes. The measure of impact will be done by comparing indicators
on the four dimensions of empowerment in sexual health and indicators of exposure to sexual
risks, between an arm where the intervention is immediate and an arm where the intervention
is differed by 3 months (control arm). The qualitative evaluation of the intervention
processes will be based upon an ethnographic approach of the intervention and the
participants' experience.
Perspectives: This project will demonstrate the efficacy and the efficiency of an innovative
intervention aiming at reducing Sub-Saharan and Caribbean immigrants' exposure to risks in
sexual health.
Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa are the second group most affected by HIV epidemic in
France. Previous study established that part of HIV infections among Sub-Saharan migrants
occurred after arrival in France, and that the exposure to sexual risks was linked both to
social hardships and structural difficulties experienced during the settlement period in
France. Many actors strive for an easier access to healthcare services for migrants, however
the mere supply of knowledge and medicalised solutions is not enough to make persons adopt
protection or healthcare practices. It seems necessary to work for the individual and
community empowerment in order to bring resources to individuals and communities so they can
more easily take action in the new and complex context of a host country.
To improve the prevention of sexual risks in this population coming from Sub-Saharan Africa,
local charities and researchers join forces in order to propose an interventional research
which aims at enabling Sub-Saharan migrants to appropriate prevention and healthcare means,
especially in the area of sexual health, to reinforce their autonomy, their capacity and
power to take action and to protect their health against the disruption caused by migration
and the difficulty in accessing rights and fundamental needs.
The pilot phase of this research has made it possible to build an empowerment intervention
which consists of a single individual interview based on the principles of motivational
maintenance, articulated with an active orientation towards adequate social or health
services, possibly accompanied when necessary. Our hypothesis is that this intervention will
strengthen four dimensions of empowerment in sexual health among immigrants:
- Ability to express needs: Ability to talk about sexuality or sexual health to peers or
professionals
- sexual health skills: know the different tools of combined prevention, know where to go
for screening, gynaecology or sexual health consultation
- self-esteem: knowing your rights, having the material means (housing, administrative
situation, financial resources) to refuse a situation of sexual constraint and avoid
being exposed to violence, feeling that you can act on your own situation (sense of
personal effectiveness)
- awareness of HIV exposure and its determinants: being informed about the epidemiology of
HIV, the fact that it is possible to be infected in France, and risk factors
Objectives
To strengthen the sexual health empowerment of immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa and the
Caribbean, we propose to act on the four dimensions of sexual empowerment with the following
specific objectives:
Ability to express needs:
- Speaking up
- Reduce social isolation
Sexual Health Skills:
- Improve knowledge of health and social resources
- Improve access to screening
- Improve access to sexual health services (Contraception, condoms, Prep)
- Improve ownership of combined prevention
Self-esteem:
- Improve people's autonomy in social processes (housing, paper)
- Improving Mental Health: Reducing Psychological Distress and Suffering
- Improve personal efficiency
Awareness of HIV and STI exposure
• Improve perception of HIV and STI exposure, effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment and
preventive strategies.
The research aims to measure the effectiveness of the intervention against all of these
indicators, as well as to conduct an evaluation of the processes and efficiency
(cost-effectiveness).
Methods:
The intervention is part of the action already carried out by the mobile team of Afrique
Avenir, which offers in strategic places of passage (markets, squares, RER stations, etc.) an
awareness of sexual health through cultural mediation and a TROD offer. The MAKASI
intervention involves identifying immigrants in precarious situations and exposed to HIV in
these awareness-raising places, offering them a personalized interview with a health mediator
to help them prioritize their needs, and guide them through the health and welfare system.
To assess this complex intervention, we will use an integrated mixed-method approach. A
quantitative impact assessment and a qualitative assessment of the processes will be
conducted in parallel to establish, by integrating these data, the causal attribution of the
effects of the intervention.
Quantitative assessment of impact:
To measure the impact of the intervention, we propose a two-arm diagram: an intervention arm
and a control arm. However, for ethical reasons, in order to offer help to all identified
people with social or health needs, we will compare an arm where the intervention is
immediate, and an arm where it is delayed by 3 months (control arm). The comparison of what
happens in the first three months will measure the short-term effect of the intervention, and
establish a causal link between the intervention and the observed changes. All people, in
both arms, will be followed six months to observe the evolution of the indicators in the
medium term. The impact assessment of the intervention will be made possible both by
comparison between the immediate intervention arm and the control arms in the first three
months, and by comparison before/after the intervention in both arms). Individuals will be
randomly allocated to the immediate or delayed intervention arm after an initial interview to
identify social and health needs. The goal is to include 1200 people (600 in each arm).
Qualitative assessment of processes and effects:
The qualitative analysis of the processes aims to highlight and analyse the successes,
failures and limitations of the intervention, with particular regard to the implementation
and its effects. It will also be necessary to produce knowledge on the conditions of
reproduction or the extension of the intervention. This analysis will be based on an
ethnographic approach to the intervention and the participants' journey, with a work of
observation of the different stages and in-depth and repeated semi-directive interviews.
Cost collection will measure the efficiency of the response.
Expected results :
This project will demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of an innovative intervention
to reduce exposure to sexual health risks among immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa and the
Caribbean, and will highlight the conditions of its reproduction or extension. It is closely
linked to the initiative towards Paris without AIDS, which develops the collective dimensions
of empowerment through different approaches in the communities concerned.
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