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
Active Locations (1)
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Yaoundé, Cameroon