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Simunye: A Couples-focused Intervention for HIV Prevention and Care in South Africa

CompletedNA

Sponsor: University of Michigan

Conditions: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Interventions: A couples-focused intervention for HIV prevention and care in South Africa

Countries: South Africa

From a sample of 272 male-female couples (544 individuals, 272 men and 272 women) recruited from rural KaZulu-Natal, South Africa, couples will be randomized to receive either individual a package of dyadic counseling and testing (intervention arm) or an attention matched control. The research examines the impact of a package of dyadic counseling and testing on viral suppression and engagement in HIV care among sero-discordant and concordant positive male-female couples in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. both aged between 18-50
2. report being a cis-gender male and a cis-gender female
3. report being in a relationship with each other for at least 6 months
4. are not in a polygamous marriage and 5) report being sexually active with their partner.

Serostatus Inclusion Criteria:

For those individuals who already know that they are HIV-positive, the inclusion criteria will be that they report one of the following conditions:

1. have never initiated ART
2. not currently on ART (but can have been on it before)
3. if already on ART, that they have missed 3 doses of medication in the past 30 days

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Couples in which one or both members report experiencing or perpetrating severe IPV in the prior 6 months
2. Below age 18 or above age 50
3. Report being transgender
4. Report not being a relationship at all or for \<6 months
5. Are in a polyamorous marriage
6. Are not sexual active with participating partner

Locations (1)

Sweetwaters, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa