Male Partner Engagement in HIV Testing Using Partner-notification Slip Plus Oral HIV Self-testing Kit

Sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Study ID
NCT07488221
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Partner Notification Slip plus HIV Self-test kit — OTHER
    Partner Notification Slip plus HIV Self-test kit
  • Partner Notification Slip only — BEHAVIORAL
    Partner Notification Slip only

Study Details

HIV testing uptake among male partners of pregnant women remains low. But the optimal way to engage the male partners is unknown. The antenatal setting, with nearly universal uptake of HIV testing for women, can serve as a way of reaching male partners. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is one approach to HIV testing that can be conducted out of health facility. HIVST is a rapid antibody test which can be performed by non-medical people and allows people to collect their own specimen, perform the test, and interpret the results in the privacy of their home or other preferred location. In this trial HIV-negative pregnant women who were attending antenatal care at Bwaila Hospital in Malawi will be randomized 1:1 to receive partner notification inviting their partners for clinic-based HIV testing (standard of care) or partner notification + HIV Self-test kit for partner testing at home (intervention).

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 8, 2019
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Aug 17, 2021
Completion
Aug 17, 2021

Study Design

Enrollment
200 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Partner Notification Slip only
    Participants in this group receive standard of care (partner notification slip only)
  • Experimental: Partner Notification Slip plus HIV Self-test Kit
    Participants in this group receive the experimental intervention (Partner Notification Slip plus HIV Self-test Kit)

Primary Outcome Measure

Proportion of Male Partners Who Reported to Clinic [ Time Frame: within 30 days of their female partner enrollment into the study ]

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