Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Door-to-door Versus Community Gathering to Provide HIV Counseling and Testing Services in Rural Lesotho
Lead Sponsor:
SolidarMed
Collaborating Sponsors:
Paray Mission Hospital, Thaba-Tseka
Seboche Hospital, Botha-Bothe
Conditions:
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this trial is to determine if door-to-door is more effective than community gathering in providing voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) in communities in rural Lesotho. The volunt...
Detailed Description
12 health centers (clusters) in rural Lesotho are matched according to their routine performance in VCT and enrollment into chronic HIV/AIDS care (average numbers tested positive and enrolled into HIV...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Not already known to be HIV-positive
- Resident in the catchment area of the health center where the campaign is conducted
- Provision of written informed consent to participate (signed by writing or fingerprint)
- In case of children: Provision of written informed consent by an adult care-taker
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
1800 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01459120
Start Date
October 1 2011
End Date
February 1 2012
Last Update
February 9 2012
Active Locations (2)
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1
Seboche Hospital
Seboche, Botha-Bothe, Lesotho, P.O. 304
2
Paray Hospital
Thaba-Tseka, Thaba-Tseka, Lesotho