About this trial
New and innovative strategies are urgently needed to increase the uptake of HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health services among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa. To ensure the real-world sustainability of free distribution of HIV self-test kits to AGYW by private drug shops and pharmacies, investigators will rigorously test supply-side subsidy structures for shopkeepers' provision of HIV-self test kits to AGYW combined with prosocial motivational supports. The combination of non-monetary and monetary support structures aims to emulate real-world health financing models for public-private partnerships and ultimately aims to improve equity in access to critical prevention services for AGYW at scale.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Owners/staff of retail drug shops and pharmacies located in the study regions
Age 18 and older
Disqualifiers
Refusal to install and track sales and distribution of HIVST kits using the Maisha Meds data system provided.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Low HIVST kit subsidy
- High HIVST kit subsidy
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University of California, San Francisco
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Collaborator