PopART Team Train in Anti-Stigma Anti-stigma workshops were held for the PopART Community HIV Care Providers (CHiPs) and community mobilisers in three study sites: Ndeke, Chimwemwe, and Makululu, in September and October, 2015.101 participants were trained, including PopART District Intervention Coordinators (DICs), social science research assistants, and some members from the Community Advisory Boards (CABs) … Continue reading —PopART Team Train in Anti-Stigma
Evaluation of Universal HIV Testing in PopART study Underway A third sub-study of the on-going HPTN 071/PopART study has started in the Zambia PopART sites. The Case Control Studies will seek to evaluate the home-based PopART intervention delivered house-to-house by the Community HIV Care Providers (CHiPs). The studies will specifically examine the HIV testing, a … Continue reading Case Control Studies – #1
Understanding stigma among HIV care providers, both government health care workers and community lay workers, is essential for ensuring effective delivery of care and improving the fight against HIV. The Role of HIV-related stigma in the Delivery of Universal test and Treatment for HIV Prevention or the HPTN 071/a or Stigma Ancillary Study, is a … Continue reading The Stigma Ancillary Study- HPTN 071
Community-based Distribution of Oral HIV Self-testing Kits: A pilot intervention and rapid impact evaluation A new ancillary study to be nested in an on-going HPTN 071/PopART trial, and is planned to start on January 9, 2017. The aim of the HIV self-testing (HIVST) study is to evaluate whether the inclusion of oral HIV self-testing as … Continue reading Community-based Distribution of Oral HIV Self-testing Kits
HPTN 071 Phylogenetics Study The Phylogenetic study is an ancillary study of the main HPTN 071 (PopART) trial that aims to examine patterns of HIV transmission in a population level and identify factors associated with HIV transmission in selected HPTN 071 trial communities. This study will provide key insights into the source of additional infections within selected communities … Continue reading Phylogenetics Study