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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
880 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-04-20
2028-08-29
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
FACTORIAL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention Arm
Participants will be young gay, bisexual and all other men who have sex men (YGBMSM) and providers from healthcare institutions working with (YGBMSM) who will receive the LAFIYA intervention.
LAFIYA
The Lafiya intervention is a comprehensive program designed to address the intersectional stigma and discrimination challenges faced by marginalized communities, particularly among Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men (GBMSM). It aims to enhance HIV prevention, care, and treatment outcomes, with a focus on increasing HIV self-testing (HIVST) uptake among these key populations in Ghanaian urban slum settings.
Waitlist control group.
Control arm for comparison who will receive the intervention after the intervention group
LAFIYA
The Lafiya intervention is a comprehensive program designed to address the intersectional stigma and discrimination challenges faced by marginalized communities, particularly among Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men (GBMSM). It aims to enhance HIV prevention, care, and treatment outcomes, with a focus on increasing HIV self-testing (HIVST) uptake among these key populations in Ghanaian urban slum settings.
Interventions
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LAFIYA
The Lafiya intervention is a comprehensive program designed to address the intersectional stigma and discrimination challenges faced by marginalized communities, particularly among Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men (GBMSM). It aims to enhance HIV prevention, care, and treatment outcomes, with a focus on increasing HIV self-testing (HIVST) uptake among these key populations in Ghanaian urban slum settings.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* GBMSM civil society organizations FGD: The person must have experience providing GBMSM with HIV prevention and care services for at least one year. Must reside in the Accra metropolitan area.
* HCF staff FGDs: HCF staff are eligible to participate in the FGDs if employed at a study-participating facility.
* Anti-ISD Trained Nurses IDIs HCF staff are eligible to participate if they are trained in our previous interventions and have previously delivered them in a Ghanaian HCF.
Exclusion Criteria
* GBMSM civil society organizations FGD: persons who do not have experience providing GBMSM with HIV prevention and care services for at least one year. Persons who do not reside within a slum community in the Accra metropolitan area (residence outside this area would be excluded).
* HCF staff FGDs: HCF staff are not eligible to participate in the FGDs if they are not employed at a study-participating facility.
* Anti-ISD Trained Nurses IDIs: HCF staff are not eligible to participate if they are not trained in our previous interventions and have not previously delivered them in a Ghanaian HCF.
18 Years
25 Years
MALE
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
NIH
University of Ghana
OTHER
Yale University
OTHER
University of Rochester
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are
Assistant professor
Locations
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University of Ghana
Accra, , Ghana
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Abu-Ba'are GR, Torpey K, Guure C, Nelson LE, Jeon S, McMahon J, Leblanc NM, Shamrock OW, Zigah EY, Apreku A, Dakpui HD, Agbemedu GRK, Boakye F, Adu P, Attisoe A, Adjaka G. Status-neutral community-based multilevel intervention to address intersectional stigma and discrimination, and increase HIV testing, PrEP, and ART uptake among YGBMSM in Ghanaian Slums: A clustered randomized control trial protocol. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2024 May 30:rs.3.rs-4486078. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4486078/v1.
Other Identifiers
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STUDY00008615
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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