The vast majority of new HIV infections occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 2 million people become infected with HIV/AIDS every year. Forty-five percent of these new HIV infections occur among people under 25 years old, and nearly all of them are due to unprotected sex. Ensuring the adoption of safer sexual behavior among youth is critical to keeping the new generations free of HIV. This research study aims to examine, through a large randomized controlled trial, the impact of two HIV prevention strategies among a youth population in Kenya: Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV (VCT), and condom distribution.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10,646
Youth are offered VCT conducted onsite via mobile clinics in accordance with Kenya National HIV Testing Guidelines by certified VCT counselors trained by the National AIDS and STI Control Program (NASCOP).
Youth are offered 50 packages containing 3 condoms each of Trust brand condoms free of charge.
HSV-2 prevalence
Assessed via a blood test
Time frame: 2 years post-intervention
% of youth who have high HIV knowledge
Assessed via a questionnaire
Time frame: 2 years post-intervention
% of youth who did not use a condom at last intercourse
Assessed via a questionnaire
Time frame: 2 years post-intervention
% of youth who reported having an STI or symptoms of an STI
Assessed via a questionnaire
Time frame: 2 years post-intervention
% of youth who report ever being pregnant
Assessed via a questionnaire
Time frame: 2 years post-intervention
Number of sexual partners
Assessed via a questionnaire
Time frame: 2 years post-intervention
HIV prevalence
Assessed via a blood test
Time frame: 2 years post-intervention
% of youth who have accepting attitudes towards people living with HIV (PLHIV)
Assessed via a questionnaire
Time frame: 2 years post-intervention
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