The overall purpose is to assess whether a community social mobilization (CSM) program focused on young men ages 18-35 years of age changes gender norms in the community. The secondary purpose is to determine if there is a combined effect of CSM and HPTN 068 (Conditional Cash Transfers) on HIV and HSV-2 incidence. The goal of the mobilization activities is to engage young men around the issues of gender norms, intimate partner violence and HIV risk and to encourage them to take action to protect young women and reduce HIV risk in their communities.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
2,502
MRC/WITS and Agincourt Rural Health Transition Research Unit
Bosbokrand, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Changes in Gender Equitable Mens Scale (GEMS)
Time frame: Baseline and 24 months
The number of unprotected sex acts
Time frame: Baseline and 24 months
Concurrency
The investigators will measure concurrency by assessing the date of first and last sex and whether a relationship is ongoing among the last 3 partners in the last 12 months.
Time frame: Baseline and 24 months
Experience of perpetration of Intimate partner violence (IPV)
Time frame: Baseline and 24 months
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