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Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Among Men Attending a Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Standard of care, Intensified Health Education, and 2 other interventions for HIV Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections. Completed, enrolled 2,242 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The intervention includes provision of transport reimbursement for men who will undergo voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), intensified health education by a VMMC mobilizer and a male and female VMMC champion and use of a cell phone short messaging service (SMS) and/or telephonic tracing to remind clients of their VMMC appointment (the RITe intervention). The investigators will assess the uptake of VMMC, and acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of the RITe intervention among uncircumcised men attending a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) clinic and health care workers. This intervention was initially designed to include escorting men interested in circumcision from the STI clinic to a VMMC clinic co-located in the same facility. However, the VMMC clinic space was repurposed to a COVID-19 isolation unit therefore clinic escorts were excluded. In Lieu of clinic escorts, participants will be linked to the nearest health facility of choice where VMMC services are provided by the VMMC mobilizer. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of using transport reimbursement, intensified health education and SMS/telephonic tracing in increasing the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision at this clinic.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Standard of care referral approach which is a brief health talk conducted once every morning by a VMMC mobilizer.
More detailed health talk conducted during each group health talk session by the VMMC mobilizer and champions describing VMMC, its benefits and how to access the service and testimonies from men who have successfully undergone VMMC
SMS tracing to remind participants of VMMC appointments
Transportation reimbursement to offset the cost of transportation for VMMC appointments