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Zambian Informed Motivated Aware Responsible Adolescent Girls and Adults

NCT06503666 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1200

Last updated 2025-08-24

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Summary

The proposed hybrid effectiveness-implementation study will systematically adapt the Informed, Motivated, Aware, Responsible Adolescent Girls and Adults (IMARA) curriculum that was previously adapted for South Africa (IMARA-SA) to use in Zambia (will be renamed Zambian Informed, Motivated, Aware, Responsible Adolescent Girls and Adults (ZAIMARA) and evaluate the impact of ZAIMARA on improving adolescent girls and young women HIV testing, HIV and STI incidence, PrEP uptake and sexual risk behaviour. The study will also assess the impact of monthly mental health screening with referral versus a monthly nutrition and exercise screening on peer leaders job retention. We will also examine implementation factors and outcomes associated with ZAIMARA across five sites.

Conditions

  • HIV Infections
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

ZAIMARA

The ZAIMARA curriculum focuses on strengthening communication between adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and their mother figures (MF) to make healthy sexual decisions, to learn more about HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The topics in the curriculum focus on effective communication, mothers talking to daughters on sex, HIV, STIs and PrEP. The intervention consists of participants attending a two day workshops with their MF. Other names: ZAIMARA

BEHAVIORAL

Health Promotion

The health promotion (HP) curriculum focuses on healthy living by encouraging good nutrition, improving knowledge on violence recognition, management and support/resources, exercise, informed consumer behavior, alcohol and substance use.The intervention consists of participants attending a two day workshops with their MF. Other names: HP

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    collaborator OTHER

  • Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-07
Primary Completion
2026-12-01
Completion
2028-05-01

Countries

  • Zambia

Study Locations

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