BetterInfo on Women's PrEP Choices and Outcomes in Malawi

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18-110
SponsorJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to understand PrEP user choices, preferences and implementation impact of the roll-out of long-acting injectable PrEP alongside oral PrEP among women in Blantyre, Malawi.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult women ≥18 years; and

Initiated PrEP (injectable or oral) at the implementing facilities and lost to follow up within prior 2 years prior to sampling; and

Lost-to-follow-up (missed their PrEP visit by ≥3 months and for whom outcomes are unknown); and

Has a registered phone number for contact

Disqualifiers

Women who have an EMR record of a documented case of discontinuation of PrEP in consultation with a provider; or

Women who are known to have died; or

Women who have EMR documented transfers out of PathToScale supported facilities; or

Women refusing follow-up via phone on their ScanForm; or

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Tracing Strategy

Treatment groups

384 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Collaborator

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Collaborator

Johns Hopkins Research Project, Malawi

Collaborator

Washington University School of Medicine

Collaborator