Status:
COMPLETED
The Intervention With Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE) Study
Lead Sponsor:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Small Enterprise Foundation, Tzaneen, South Africa
Conditions:
HIV Infections
Gender Based Violence
Eligibility:
All Genders
14+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The IMAGE Study is a cluster randomised trial of a structural intervention for the prevention of HIV and gender based violence being conducted in South Africa.
Detailed Description
Background : While there is a high level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS in rural South Africa, structural factors, including poverty and gender inequalities, have critically impeded prevention efforts based...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Cohort I (Intervention community) : Joining the IMAGE programme
- Cohort I (Comparison community) : Female, Eligible to receive microfinance loan and residing in an IMAGE Comparison community, matched on community pair and age group (18-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46-55, 56+) to the index IMAGE participant.
- Cohort II (Intervention community) : 14-35 years old at time of interview. Current residence in the household of a woman who joins the IMAGE programme.
- Cohort II (Comparison community) : 14-35 years old at time of interview. Current residence in the household of the non-IMAGE participant selected for inclusion in Cohort I.
- Cohort III (Intervention community) : 14-35 years old at time of interview, Household member in a community where IMAGE is operating.
- Cohort III (Comparison community) : 14-35 years old at time of interview. Household member in an IMAGE study community where IMAGE is not operating.
Exclusion
- Lack of informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
April 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00242957
Start Date
June 1 2001
End Date
April 1 2005
Last Update
February 9 2009
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Small Enterprise Foundation
Tzaneen, Limpopo, South Africa