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Acceptability and Performance of HIV Self-Testing in a Youth Population in Nigeria

NCT03874663 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 652

Last updated 2024-03-12

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptability and performance of a directly assisted oral HIV self-testing (HIVST) program in a youth population aged 14-24 in Nigeria. The study is oral HIV self-testing (HIVST) program in a youth population aged 14-24 in Nigeria. The study is focused on assessing young people's ability to correctly perform the test.

Conditions

  • HIV Prevention

Interventions

DEVICE

Directly assisted oral HIV self-testing (HIVST)

1. To determine the ability of participants with unknown HIV status to correctly perform oral HIVST; 2. To compare the results of the oral HIVST with confirmatory rapid finger prick HIV test. 3. To explore participants attitudes and preferences towards oral HIVST. 4. To explore the feasibility, acceptability and appropriateness of using a mobile photo verification app to verify HIV self-testing results.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    collaborator OTHER

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Juliet Iwelunmor, PhD · Washington University School of Medicine

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-20
Primary Completion
2020-05-08
Completion
2020-05-08
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • Nigeria

Study Locations

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