Status:

COMPLETED

Disability and HIV: Vulnerability of People With Disabilities to HIV Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lead Sponsor:

ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases

Collaborating Sponsors:

Handicap International

Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement

Conditions:

HIV

Reproductive Health

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-49 years

Brief Summary

According to the recent World Report on Disability, around 15% of the world population lives with a disability and 80% of people with disabilities (PWD) live in developing countries. More and more evi...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: The general objective of this study is to provide information on the vulnerability of PWD to HIV infection. The objectives of the quantitative component of this study are: Estimation of...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For PWD:
  • Age 15 to 49 years
  • WG criteria: ≥ 1 major impairment or 2 minor difficulties with an activity
  • Informed consent given

Exclusion

  • Any severe disease that, according to the investigator, precludes the participation of the subject to ANY aspect of the study
  • Temporary impairment (\>1 year) which is likely to be cured quickly
  • Subject consenting to none of the aspects of the study.
  • For Non-Disabled People (control group):
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Age 15 to 45 years in an interval of 5 years compared to the index PWD;
  • Same sex as the index PWD;
  • Not answering to the WG criteria for disability;
  • Living in the same enumeration area as the Index PWD;
  • Informed consent given.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Any conditions, that - according to the interviewer - don't permit to participate at any part of the study;
  • Subject consenting to none of the aspects of the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

1610 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02192658

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

July 1 2016

Last Update

July 12 2016

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Yaoundé, Cameroon