Assessing the Impact of an Educational HIV Prevention Intervention in Zambia
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interventional
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Brief Summary
In Zambia, 13% of the 15 to 49 year old population lives with HIV. The highest number of new HIV infections is among young people. To counter the spread of the disease, developmental and governmental actors are increasingly relying on educational behavior change tools. A particularly widely used tool, implemented by the German Development Corporation (henceforth, GIZ), is the so-called "Join-In-Circuit on AIDS, Love Sexuality" (JIC). The tool aims to improve a) HIV and sexual reproductive health knowledge, b) HIV testing uptake, and c) demand for health services. Previous research has investigated the direct effect of the JIC on knowledge about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) as well as self-reported sexual behavior in Zimbabwe, and has found positive effects in both domains. The research project evaluates the JIC in Zambia. The study randomly assigns 170 participating schools to five different JIC treatment arms. The first two arms represent control schools. Here, no JIC will be implemented. The third arm implements the JIC among a random subset of students. The fourth arm implements the JIC among indegree central students. The fifth arm implements the JIC among edge betweeness central students. In each school, the JIC will be implemented in one pre-determined grade. Within each school at least 30 students will be selected. For larger schools, 20 percent of students in the selected grade are selected.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2017
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
3 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 16, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 14, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 20, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 2, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 2, 2017
CompletedJanuary 31, 2019
January 1, 2019
9 months
October 14, 2017
January 29, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Standardized index of knowledge about sexual and reproductive health
The investigators created an overall index that standardizes the outcome variables, which is split into a knowledge index and a self-reported behavior. This index will be constructed from a battery of survey items pertaining to knowledge about condoms, HIV/Aids and other STIs.
Up to 6 months after the study implementation
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Standardized index of self-reported behavior
Up to 6 months after the study implementation
Study Arms (4)
Control 1
NO INTERVENTIONThis arm represent control schools. No JIC will be implemented.
Treatment 1
EXPERIMENTALThis arm implements the JIC among a random subset of students within the pre-defined grade.
Treatment 2
EXPERIMENTALThis arm implements the JIC among indegree central students within the pre-defined grade.
Treatment 3
EXPERIMENTALThis arm implements the JIC among edge betweeness central students within the pre-defined grade.
Interventions
The "Join In Circuit on HIV, love and sexuality" is a mobile learning system on the core topics of reproductive health and HIV and AIDS, targeting young people. JIC works with person-to-person communication in order to give an opportunity for discussion and for providing information in an open, engaging atmosphere. The JIC uses interactive exercises, pictorial aids and edutainment strategies to promote behavior change among young people aged 15 years and older.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Students must be enrolled in the selected grade in one of the study schools and present on the day of the interview (for piloting) or on the day of baseline and endline (for main evaluation)
- Students must have informed consent
- Students must speak English or Tonga
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Columbia Universitylead
- German Development Corporationcollaborator
- American Institutes for Researchcollaborator
Study Sites (3)
Columbia University
New York, New York, 10027, United States
American Institutes for Research
Choma, Zambia
American Institutes for Research
Livingstone, Zambia
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Donald Green, PhD
Columbia University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Burgess Professor of Political Science
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 14, 2017
First Posted
October 20, 2017
Study Start
March 16, 2017
Primary Completion
December 2, 2017
Study Completion
December 2, 2017
Last Updated
January 31, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-01