Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
843 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-09-28
2025-07-15
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention Arm
Patients, adults and adolescents, will be recruited from patient registries at 7 government operated HIV clinics in Meru County, Kenya. Patients will complete validated questionnaires at baseline, 1.5 year and 3 years into a novel adaptation of a community empowerment program. The program utilizes savings- and internal-lending/group-based microfinance process to facilitate exchange of savings amongst patients and adolescent guardians. A byproduct of this process is the development of social capital, which will be used to facilitate education, peer learning, and collective problem solving to improve determinants of well-being and clinical adherence among participants. Expected outcomes include improved viral suppression, ART adherence, clinical attendance, and mental health.
Kuja Pamoja - HIV
Information has been provided in the treatment arm description.
Interventions
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Kuja Pamoja - HIV
Information has been provided in the treatment arm description.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* testing positive for HIV, confirmed by the Ministry of Health clinics
* being at or older than 13 years of age
* initiating care at a qualified Ministry of Health clinic in the catchment area, or intending to initiate care at such a clinic (see below for definition)
* Any gender, age (13+ years), and comorbid disease states
* Provide informed consent if adult, emancipated minor or mature minor
* Provide assent if minor with guardian, who must provide informed consent
Qualified clinical locations include
* those with accessible and usable public land to convene weekly meetings,
* no current program targeting families with HIV known to the Ministry of Health
Exclusion Criteria
* Current participation in a similar program
* Residing in a location with a similar program targeting patients with HIV
13 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Michael L Goodman, DrPH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Stanley Gitari, MPH
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Sodzo Kenya
Locations
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Meru County Department of Health
Maua, Meru County, Kenya
Countries
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References
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Foa, E. B., Riggs, D. S., Dancu, C. V., & Rothbaum, B. O. (1993). Reliability and validity of a brief instrument for assessing post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of traumatic stress, 6(4), 459-473.
Gaertner, L., & Schopler, J. (1998). Perceived ingroup entitativity and intergroup bias: An interconnection of self and others. European Journal of Social Psychology, 28(6), 963-980.
Chesney MA, Ickovics JR, Chambers DB, Gifford AL, Neidig J, Zwickl B, Wu AW. Self-reported adherence to antiretroviral medications among participants in HIV clinical trials: the AACTG adherence instruments. Patient Care Committee & Adherence Working Group of the Outcomes Committee of the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (AACTG). AIDS Care. 2000 Jun;12(3):255-66. doi: 10.1080/09540120050042891.
Straus, M. A., Hamby, S. L., Boney-McCoy, S., & Sugarman, D. B. (1996). The revised conflict tactics scales (CTS2) development and preliminary psychometric data. Journal of family issues, 17(3), 283-316.
Knack, S., and Keefer, P. (1997) Does social capital have an economic payoff? A cross-country investigation. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 112(4), 1251-1288.
Poortinga W. Social relations or social capital? Individual and community health effects of bonding social capital. Soc Sci Med. 2006 Jul;63(1):255-70. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.039. Epub 2006 Jan 19.
Straus MA, Hamby SL, Finkelhor D, Moore DW, Runyan D. Identification of child maltreatment with the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales: development and psychometric data for a national sample of American parents. Child Abuse Negl. 1998 Apr;22(4):249-70. doi: 10.1016/s0145-2134(97)00174-9.
Other Identifiers
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19-0241
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id