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A Multisectoral Strategy to Address Persistent Drivers of the HIV Epidemic in East Africa

The randomized trials in this record will assess effectiveness, fidelity and cost of prevention and treatment interventions for HIV and hypertension with the objective of informing a population-based study of multi-sectored, multi-disease interventions for HIV.

The study will conduct randomized trials to assess effectiveness, fidelity and cost of prevention and treatment interventions. The study will conduct two randomization trials to evaluate dynamic treatment interventions tailored to the needs of heavy alcohol users and mobile populations. The study will conduct three randomized trials to evaluate dynamic choice prevention interventions delivered in the context of antenatal clinics, the outpatient department, and in the community delivered by village health teams. The trial will conduct a randomized trial to evaluate a linkage intervention for patients with hypertension and a randomized trial to evaluate a clinic vs. community based intervention for hypertension.

INDIVIDUAL LEVEL INCLUSION CRITERIA FOR COMPONENT INTERVENTIONS

PrEP/PEP at Outpatient Clinics

1. Age ≥15 years
2. HIV-negative
3. Current or anticipated risk for HIV-infection

PrEP/PEP at Antenatal Clinics

1. Age ≥15 years
2. HIV-negative
3. Current or anticipated risk for HIV-infection

PrEP/PEP at Community Households

1. Age > 15 years
2. HIV-negative
3. Current or anticipated risk for HIV-infection

Mobility Dynamic Treatment Intervention

1. Age ≥15 years
2. HIV-positive
3. HIV RNA non-suppression (>400 c/mL in the prior 12 months) or missed 2 visits in past 12 months or missed 2 visits in past 12 months or no VL measured in past 12 months
4. Travel outside the community ≥2 times in past 12 months
5. Enrolled or new to care in a study clinic

Healthy Living Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Users

1. Age ≥18 years
2. HIV-positive
3. HIV RNA non-suppression (>400 c/mL in the prior 12 months) or missed clinic visits (>2 weeks or <=90 days from last scheduled clinic visit) within past 6 months, or out of care without return to care (>90 days from last scheduled clinic visit) within past 6 months
4. Heavy alcohol use per AUDIT-C tool (scores of ≥4 for men, and ≥3 for women)
5. Enrolled or new to care in a study clinic

Hypertension Linkage Intervention

1. Age ≥25 years
2. Blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg on three repeated measurements during community-based hypertension screening
3. Resident (by self-report) within catchment area of referral health center

Community Hypertension Intervention

1. Age >=40
2. Blood pressure ≥160/100 on average of 2nd and 3rd measurements at initial screening
3. Sustained blood pressure elevation to ≥140/90 at initial clinic enrollment visit

INDIVIDUAL LEVEL EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR COMPONENT INTERVENTIONS

PrEP/PEP at Outpatient Clinics

1. <15 years of age
2. Unable to provide consent or parental co-consent as per country guidelines
3. Participation in another Phase A RCT intervention component

PrEP/PEP at Antenatal Clinics

1. <15 years of age
2. unable to provide consent or parental co-consent as per country guidelines
3. Participation in another Phase A RCT intervention component

PrEP/PEP at Community Households

1. <15 years of age
2. unable to provide consent or parental co-consent as per country guidelines
3. Participation in another Phase A RCT intervention component

Mobility Dynamic Treatment intervention

1. <15 years of age
2. Participation in another Phase A RCT intervention component

Healthy Living Intervention for Heavy Alcohol Users

1. <18 years of age
2. Participation in another Phase A RCT intervention component
3. No access to mobile phone

Hypertension Linkage Intervention

1. <25 years of age
2. Plan to out-migrate from the catchment area of referral health center within 30 days of screening visit
3. Already engaged in hypertensive care (by self-report)
4. Blood pressure measure of ≥180/110 mmHg during screening symptoms of hypertensive emergency

Community Hypertension Intervention

1. Pregnancy
2. Co-morbidities that preclude home monitoring