Assessing the Feasibility of Hairdressers as Sexual Health Champions

NCT07623538 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: EastEnglandCHCIRAS 371619
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 45
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Clinicians working within sexual health services feel there is a theme of later diagnoses of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the lack of uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among women, particularly black African women in the United Kingdom (UK). This is supported by evidence from the annual report on HIV in the East of England (1). In view of this investigators will explore the feasibility of hairdressers acting as sexual health champions in the region. This may include equipping hairdressers with knowledge about HIV prevention or just providing information about services available at local sexual health clinics to their clients. The project will also assess whether this would be acceptable to current clients, including those people living with HIV (PLWHIV).

Conditions

Sexual and Reproductive Health; HIV

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Questionnaire and interviews

  Proportion of participating hairdressers reporting feasibility of using hairdressers as sexual health champions from completed questionnaires and interviews. Proportion of participants (clients and women living with HIV ) reporting acceptability based on questionnaire and interview responses.

  9 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Questionnaire

  9 months

Study Arms (1)

Questionnaires +/- Interview

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Anyone who identifies as a woman
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Black African Women All women for survey

You may qualify if:

• Black African women including those living with HIV
• Women

You may not qualify if:

• Men

Sponsors & Collaborators

• East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust: lead

Related Publications (1)

• 1. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hiv-east-of-england-annual-data-spotlight/annual-epidemiological-spotlight-on-hiv-in-the-east-of-england-2022-data 2. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables/hiv-testing-prep-new-hiv-diagnoses-and-care-outcomes-for-people-accessing-hiv-services- 3. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) need and use in England data tables. Published 3 October 2023. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6512df31f6746b0012a4ba5d/2022-PrEP-need-and-use-by-demographic-group.ods 4. https://www.bashh.org/_userfiles/pages/files/prep_in_the_uk_report_150928.pdf 5. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/towards-zero-the-hiv-action-plan-for-england-2022-to-2025 6. https://bhiva.org/clinical-guideline/PrEP-guidelines/ 7. Chiaborelli M, Kopeka M, Sekhesa P, Sehrt M, Mohloanyane T, Ballouz T, Menges D, Brown JA, Belus JM, Gerber F, Raeber F. Hair salons as a promising space to provide HIV and sexual and reproductive health services for young women in Lesotho: a citizen scientist mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jul 2;25(1):2202. 8. Lewis YR, Shain L, Quinn SC, Turner K, Moore T. Building community trust: Lessons from an STD/HIV peer educator program with African American barbers and beauticians. Health Promotion Practice. 2002 Apr;3(2):133-43.

  RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Coitus

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sexual Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Farai Nyatsanza, MBChB

  East of England Community Health and Care Trust

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Farai Nyatsanza, MBChB

CONTACT

0044300 300 30 30; eec.gen-cambs-researchhub@nhs.net

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor ( Principal Investigator)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 20, 2026
• First Posted: June 3, 2026
• Study Start: July 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2027
• Last Updated: June 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05