Improving HIV testing, linkage, and retention in care among South African men through U = U messaging: A study protocol for two sequential hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trials

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 11; p. e0309905
• Main Authors: Medina-Marino, Andrew, Sibanda, Nkosiyapha, Putt, Mary, Joseph Davey, Dvora, Smith, Phillip, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Buttenheim, Alison
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 25.11.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Antiretroviral drugs; Antiretroviral therapy; Antiviral agents; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Clinics; Disease control; Dosage and administration; Effectiveness; Health aspects; Heterosexuality; HIV; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Infections - psychology; HIV patients; HIV testing; HIV Testing - methods; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human subjects; Humans; Informed consent; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Medical record linkage; Medical tests; Medicine and Health Sciences; Men; Messages; Mortality risk; People and Places; Public health; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Research ethics; Retention; Retention in Care; South Africa - epidemiology; Standard of care; Study Protocol; South Africa; Eastern Cape South Africa

Increasing HIV testing and treatment coverage among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is essential for achieving global HIV epidemic control. However, compared to women, cis-gender heterosexual men living with HIV are significantly less likely to know their HIV status, initiate anti-retroviral therapy...