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A Field Experiment to Assess the Demand for HIV Self-Tests in Zimbabwe

NCT03559959 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4000

Last updated 2019-02-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is a field experiment in peri-urban and rural communities near Harare, Zimbabwe, that seeks to estimate the likelihood that individuals will purchase HIV self-tests under various pricing and distribution strategies. About 4,000 adults will be randomly selected, administered a short questionnaire, and given vouchers that will offer them HIV self-tests at randomly allocated prices and distribution sites. The study will also test whether the provision of HIV self-tests can be targeted more cost-effectively to reach high-risk persons and non- recent testers. Last, the study will explore whether demand for repeated HIV self-testing is contingent on the price offered initially.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Vouchers for HIV self-testing kits

Participants will be given one referral voucher that offers a self-test kit at a randomly selected price point and distribution site. The vouchers will be valid for one month after the enrollment date. The other household members above 16 years of age will also be offered one voucher per person. Vouchers for the same household will have the same price, distributor, and promotion messages.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-15
Primary Completion
2018-05-25
Completion
2018-05-25

Countries

  • Zimbabwe

Study Locations

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