The Impact of VCT and Condom Distribution as HIV Prevention Strategies Among Youth in Kenya

HIV/AIDS Clinical Trial

Official title:

HIV Prevention Among Youth: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV and Male Condom Distribution in Rural Kenya

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03868644
• Other study ID #: 0809002873R010
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 1, 2009
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2014

Study information

• Verified date: January 2020
• Source: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The vast majority of new HIV infections occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 2 million people become infected with HIV/AIDS every year. Forty-five percent of these new HIV infections occur among people under 25 years old, and nearly all of them are due to unprotected sex. Ensuring the adoption of safer sexual behavior among youth is critical to keeping the new generations free of HIV.

This research study aims to examine, through a large randomized controlled trial, the impact of two HIV prevention strategies among a youth population in Kenya: Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV (VCT), and condom distribution.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 10646
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2014
• Est. primary completion date: July 1, 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Youth previously participated in an earlier study by Duflo, Dupas and Kremer in 328 primary schools in the same study site in Western Province, Kenya who consent to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

Youth sampled for the study who do not consent to participate.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• HIV/AIDS
• HSV-2 Infection

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV (VCT)
Youth are offered VCT conducted onsite via mobile clinics in accordance with Kenya National HIV Testing Guidelines by certified VCT counselors trained by the National AIDS and STI Control Program (NASCOP).
• Condoms
Youth are offered 50 packages containing 3 condoms each of Trust brand condoms free of charge.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab	Innovations for Poverty Action

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	HSV-2 prevalence	Assessed via a blood test	2 years post-intervention
Secondary	% of youth who have high HIV knowledge	Assessed via a questionnaire	2 years post-intervention
Secondary	% of youth who did not use a condom at last intercourse	Assessed via a questionnaire	2 years post-intervention
Secondary	% of youth who reported having an STI or symptoms of an STI	Assessed via a questionnaire	2 years post-intervention
Secondary	% of youth who report ever being pregnant	Assessed via a questionnaire	2 years post-intervention
Secondary	Number of sexual partners	Assessed via a questionnaire	2 years post-intervention
Secondary	HIV prevalence	Assessed via a blood test	2 years post-intervention
Secondary	% of youth who have accepting attitudes towards people living with HIV (PLHIV)	Assessed via a questionnaire	2 years post-intervention