This is a cluster randomized, stepped wedge implementation study to introduce HIV testing services (HTS) counselor-led PrEP care in public health clinics in Kenya.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30,000
PrEP delivery ,including HIV testing, eligibility assessment, dispensing, adherence counseling, and provision of refills, provided by an HTS counselor
Kenyatta National Hospital
Kisumu, Kenya
RECRUITINGPrEP screening
Using individual client-level data at clinics, compare proportion of clients completing PrEP eligibility screening in usual care (control) versus intervention time points
Time frame: Up to 42 months
PrEP initiation
Using individual client-level data at clinics, compare PrEP initiation in usual care (control) versus intervention time points. PrEP initiation will be measured as the proportion of eligible clients starting PrEP use documented on ministry of health (MOH) tools.
Time frame: Up to 42 months
PrEP continuation
Using individual client-level data at clinics, compare PrEP continuation in usual care (control) versus intervention time points. PrEP continuation among clients initiating PrEP will be determined by clinic visit attendance and pharmacy PrEP refill records obtained by abstraction of MOH clinic records.
Time frame: Up to 42 months
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