Assisted Partner Services and HIVST in Western Kenya

Implementing Assisted Partner Services for HIV Testing and Treatment in Western Kenya

This study includes different designs with Aim 1 being a cluster randomized controlled trial to investigate the use of HIV self-testing (HIVST) as a mode of HIV testing in Western Kenya in addition to the standard of care, assisted partner services (aPS). Aim 2 includes focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, semi-structured interviews, direct observation of facility infrastructure and clinic procedures, and data extraction from facility and county/national databases and expenditure reports to study acceptability, costs, and implementation aspects of HIVST within the aPS framework.

Inclusion Criteria:

Aim 1:

• Men and women
• Tests HIV positive and is not in care or on treatment
• ≥18 years old
• Willing and able to provide informed consent
• Able to provide locator information for sexual partners

Aim 2:

• ≥18 years old
• Willing and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Aim 1:

• Pregnancy
• Reports intimate partner violence during last month
• <18 years old

Aim 2:

• <18 years old