Evaluating Demand Creation Strategies for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) in Kenya

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of two interventions - Inter-Personal Communication \[IPC\] and Dedicated Service Outlets \[DSOs\] - in recruiting men aged 25-39 years for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) services.

Conditions

• HIV/AIDS

Interventions

OTHER

Inter-personal Communication (IPC)

RAs will meet older men in their households, and : i) approach the person(s), introduce self, develop rapport and request for time to discuss briefly about VMMC; ii) strike a conversation on reasons why they or their peers have not gone to be circumcised as well as reasons that would make them get circumcised, jotting down responses to guide the discussion; iii) using the 'VMMC Demand Creation Toolkit', discuss each reported barrier/facilitator carefully and completely, always ensuring the person(s) is/are engaged in the discussion (the goal is to pass correct and complete information in a relaxed and conversational manner); iv) revisiting each stated barrier/barrier and exploring what they now think about them after the discussion, and address any new or lingering concerns.

OTHER

Dedicated Service Outlets (DSO)

RAs shall visit every household with eligible men to inform them about the availability of DSO sites in their neighborhoods. After describing the characteristics of DSO sites, the RA will share - both verbally and through a flyer, information on where to find DSO sites in the respective Location. RAs will respond to questions using 'All You Need to Know About VMMC' booklet, the same way current recruiters do. They will also inform potential participants that all other VMMC sites continue to serve all men regardless of age (i.e., including older men) while DSO sites will only serve men aged ≥25 years.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  collaborator FED

• Kenya Ministry of Health

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Impact Research & Development Organization

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Kawango Agot, PhD, MPH · Impact Research and Development Organization

• Jonathan Grund, MA, MPH · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Jacob Onyango · Impact Research and Development Organization

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

25 Years

Max Age

39 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-02-28

Primary Completion

2016-01-31

Completion

2016-01-22

Countries

• Kenya

Study Locations