Thetha Nami Ngithethe Nawe ("Let's Talk"): Step Wedge cRCT of Peer Led Community PrEP and SRH for Youth in South Africa

Launched by AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE · Jun 1, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

The "Let's Talk" trial is studying a new way to help young people in South Africa, aged 15 to 30, reduce their risk of getting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The goal is to see if providing support from trained peers and easy access to sexual and reproductive health services—like HIV testing, counseling, and safe spaces—can encourage more young people to seek out these important health services. By comparing this peer-led approach to the usual health services, researchers hope to find out if it can lower the number of young people with HIV in the community.

To participate in this study, individuals need to be between 15 and 30 years old and living in the uMkhanyakude district. If participants are 18 or older, they can give their own consent, while those aged 15 to 17 will need permission from a parent or guardian. During the study, participants can expect to engage in supportive activities, receive health assessments, and access resources like condoms and HIV tests. The research will last for three years, and the information collected will help improve HIV prevention strategies for young people in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Resident in the cluster
• • Any gender
• • Aged 15-30
• • If aged 18-30 and able and willing to consent to participate
• • If aged 15-17, able and willing to assent and whose guardian or parent are able and willing to consent to their participation.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Unable or unwilling to provide consent
• • Aged 14 or less
• • aged 31 or more