Combined interventions for the testing and treatment of HIV and schistosomiasis among fishermen in Malawi: a three-arm, cluster-randomised trial
Choko A, Dovel K, Kayuni S, Conserve D, Buttterworth A, Bustinduy A, Stothard J, Kamchedzera W, Mukoka-Thindwa M, Jafali J, MacPherson P, Fielding K, Desmond N, Corbett E. Combined interventions for the testing and treatment of HIV and schistosomiasis among fishermen in Malawi: a three-arm, cluster-randomised trial. The Lancet Global Health 2024, 12: e1673-e1683. PMID: 39304239, PMCID: PMC11420466, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00283-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoluntary male medical circumcisionHIV self-test kitsCluster randomised trialSelf-test kitsPeer educatorsDistribution of HIV self-testing kitsIncrease uptake of ARTSOC groupUptake of antiretroviral therapyThree-armEnhanced standard of careAntiretroviral therapyRisk ratioNational Institute for Health ResearchHard-to-reach communitiesMale medical circumcisionUK National Institute for Health ResearchStandard of careProportion of participantsIntracluster correlation coefficientPE groupComputer-generated random numbersActive schistosomiasisUndiagnosed HIVAntiretroviral therapy initiation
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