مقبولیت و امکان سنجی انجام خودآزمایی اچ آی وی به دنبال ارایه مشوق پولی (به عنوان مداخله) در زنان تن فروش و پذیرش انحام تست توسط شرکا جنسی و مشتریان آنها

Individual will be randomized to two study arms.

We have four types of participants: 1. Eligible female sex workers (FSW) are a) women age 18 years or older, b) had sex for money in the past month, c) have an active account in Telegram, and d) have never tested for HIV or tested negative not more recently than 3 months prior. 2. Eligible clients are a) men 18 year or older, b) who paid for sex in the past month 3. Eligible partners are a) men 18 year or older, b) who had unpaid sex with the FSW participant in the past month 4. Eligible peers are a) women age 18 years and older, b) had sex for money in the past month

Study arm 1: FSW participants will join a private Telegram group where peer leaders will post the self-testing guides and videos for 12 weeks and offer participants four free oral HIV self-testing kits for their own use or to give to other clients, partners, or peers. Study arm 2: The same as arm 1, but in addition, FSW participants will receive monetary incentives.

iTEST

2018-04-14, ۱۳۹۷/۰۱/۲۵

2018-09-21, ۱۳۹۷/۰۶/۳۰

Effect of monetary incentive on HIV self-testing uptake and linkage to care among female sex workers and their clients and partners in Iran: The iTEST study

Eligible female sex workers (FSW) are are a) women age 18 years or older, b) had sex for money in the past month, c) have an active account in Telegram, and d) have never tested for HIV or tested negative not more recently than 3 months prior.
Eligible clients are a) men 18 year or older, b) who paid for sex in the past month.
Eligible partners are a) men 18 year or older, b) who had unpaid sex with the FSW participant in the past month.
Eligible peers are a) women age 18 years and older, b) had sex for money in the past month.

Once 60 female sex workers enrolled and completed the online baseline survey (= one wave), they will be randomly assigned 1:1 to two study arms. The study includes four waves in Tehran and two waves in Isfahan. Random numbers will be generated by a web-based free software, MinimRan software.

It will be measured by 1) participants' self-report using an online form, 2) collecting referral cards from the study collaborating healthcare centers, 3) a health provider at one of the study collaborating healthcare centers reports to us anonymously by completing a paper-based form that has no identifying information and only include the referral card ID.

It will be measured only among those with a confirmed HIV-positive test by 1) participants' self-report using an online form, 2) a health provider at one of the study collaborating healthcare centers reports to us anonymously by completing a form that has no identifying information and only include the referral card ID.

It will be measured by 1) participants' self-report using an online form, 2) collecting referral cards from the study collaborating healthcare centers, 3) a health provider at one of the study collaborating healthcare centers reports to us anonymously by completing a paper-based form that has no identifying information and only include the referral card ID.

It will be measured only among those with a confirmed HIV-positive test by 1) participants' self-report using an online form, 2) a health provider at one of the study collaborating healthcare centers reports to us anonymously by completing a form that has no identifying information and only include the referral card ID.

It will be measured by 1) self-report, 2) upload a photo of the self-test kit's window results