{"id":50829,"date":"2021-08-13T09:34:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T09:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psi2030.wpengine.com\/?post_type=star_publication&#038;p=50829"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:30:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T19:30:20","slug":"community-led-delivery-of-hiv-self-testing-to-improve-hiv-testing-art-initiation-and-broader-social-outcomes-in-rural-malawi-study-protocol-for-a-cluster-randomised-trial","status":"publish","type":"star_publication","link":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/star_publication\/community-led-delivery-of-hiv-self-testing-to-improve-hiv-testing-art-initiation-and-broader-social-outcomes-in-rural-malawi-study-protocol-for-a-cluster-randomised-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Community-led delivery of HIV self-testing to improve HIV testing, ART initiation and broader social outcomes in rural Malawi: study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"50829\" class=\"elementor elementor-50829\" data-elementor-post-type=\"star_publication\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-488a0e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"488a0e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52f6b55\" data-id=\"52f6b55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877e293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"877e293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrevention of new HIV infections is a critical public health issue. The highest HIV testing gaps are in men, adolescents 15\u201319 years old, and adults 40 years and older. Community-based HIV testing services (HTS) can contribute to increased testing coverage and early HIV diagnosis, with HIV self-testing (HIVST) strategies showing promise. Community-based strategies, however, are resource intensive, costly and not widely implemented. A community-led approach to health interventions involves supporting communities to plan and implement solutions to improve their health. This trial aims to determine if community-led delivery of HIVST can improve HIV testing uptake, ART initiation, and broader social outcomes in rural Malawi.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59d6391 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59d6391\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86f9f0b\" data-id=\"86f9f0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311f9fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"311f9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAUTHORS: Pitchaya P. Indravudh, Katherine Fielding, Moses K. Kumwenda, Rebecca Nzawa, Richard Chilongosi, Nicola Desmond, Rose Nyirenda, Cheryl C. Johnson, Rachel C. Baggaley, Karin Hatzold, Fern Terris-Prestholt and Elizabeth L. 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