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| Department for International Development, United Kingdom | OTHER_GOV |
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At correctional facilities in Zambia and South Africa, a cross-sectional study design will be used to characterize the full continuum of integrated HIV/TB care under Treatment as Prevention (TasP), and will enrich this approach by: 1) using individual-level cohort data for HIV-infected inmates to assess ART uptake under TasP/Universal Test and Treat (UTT), as well as 6-month virological suppression and retention in care for inmates initiating ART; and 2) mixed methods to identify health-system, corrections-related socio-cultural and individual-inmate barriers to and facilitators of TasP/UTT to refine TasP implementation; and 3) conducting a retrospective chart review using routine data from Ministry of Health registers to reconstruct an approximate HIV and TB cascade for all inmates (HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected) at 3 and 12 months into TasP/UTT implementation.
Treatment as Prevention (TasP) offers promise to: (1) prevent HIV transmission among incarcerated populations; and (2) improve inmate health and tuberculosis control through provision of immediate ART using a "universal test and treat" (UTT) approach.
Increased uptake of routine HIV counseling and testing (HCT) services will be encouraged and currently available ART care will be augmented by offering immediate ART initiation to all HIV-infected inmates not already on ART (after screening for TB and kidney disease) regardless of CD4 count. In this way, the study will promote universal HCT and ART access.
Existing, routine service delivery platforms operated by the MOH and Zambia
Corrections Service will be strengthened in hopes of achieving the following:
The following study-specific procedures will be carried out:
Study data collection will augment existing routine data collection mechanisms and allow individual-level outcome ascertainment regarding uptake of ART under TasP, as well as 6-month retention in care and virological suppression.
Standardized questionnaires and in-depth interviews will be conducted with inmate participants enrolled under Objective 1. To assess systems-level issues, in-depth interviews will also be conducted with a purposive sample of correctional staff and health care workers.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Test and Treat | Other | All incarcerated individuals with HIV infection will receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) by test and treat. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Test and treat | Other | All incarcerated individuals found to have HIV infection will be offered universal voluntary HIV counseling and testing (HCV) through routine care provided at the correctional facility followed by referral to the study for immediate (routine, non-study prescribed) ART, regardless of CD4 cell count. The ART regimen prescribed will be the standard first-line, fixed-dose combination efavirenz plus lamivudine/emtricitabine and tenofovir per Zambian national guidelines. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Proportion of inmates with HIV-infection who were assessed for and offered ART initiation under TasP/UTT | 2 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Proportion of all HIV-infected inmates starting ART who are retained on ART among those who remain in the study facility | 2 years | |
| Proportion of inmates on ART with an HIV RNA <40 c/mL at 6 months of ART | 6 months |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Michael Herce, MD, MPH | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Lusaka Central Corrections ART Clinic | Lusaka | Zambia |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 32763152 | Derived | Herce ME, Hoffmann CJ, Fielding K, Topp SM, Hausler H, Chimoyi L, Smith HJ, Chetty-Makkan CM, Mukora R, Tlali M, Olivier AJ, Muyoyeta M, Reid SE, Charalambous S. Universal test-and-treat in Zambian and South African correctional facilities: a multisite prospective cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2020 Dec;7(12):e807-e816. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(20)30188-0. Epub 2020 Aug 4. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014376 | Tuberculosis |
| ID | Term |
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| D009164 | Mycobacterium Infections |
| D000193 | Actinomycetales Infections |
| D016908 | Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections |
| D001424 | Bacterial Infections |
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| D003033 | Coal Tar |
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| D013638 | Tars |
| D045424 | Complex Mixtures |
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| Proportion of HIV-infected inmates with TB diagnosis who initiate anti-TB therapy under TasP/UTT | 2 years |
| Proportion of inmates on ART with an HIV RNA <40 c/mL at 12 months of ART | 12 months |
| D001423 | Bacterial Infections and Mycoses |
| D007239 | Infections |