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ProfessorTimothyHallett

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Professor of Global Health
 
 
 
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School of Public HealthWhite City Campus

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@article{Buttolph:2017:10.2196/resprot.5833,
author = {Buttolph, J and Inwani, I and Agot, K and Cleland, CM and Cherutich, P and Kiarie, JN and Osoti, A and Celum, CL and Baeten, JM and Nduati, R and Kinuthia, J and Hallett, TB and Alsallaq, R and Kurth, AE},
doi = {10.2196/resprot.5833},
journal = {JMIR Research Protocols},
title = {Gender-Specific Combination HIV Prevention for Youth in High-Burden Settings: The MP3 Youth Observational Pilot Study Protocol.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/resprot.5833},
volume = {6},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BACKGROUND: Nearly three decades into the epidemic, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the region most heavily affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with nearly 70% of the 34 million people living with HIV globally residing in the region. In SSA, female and male youth (15 to 24 years) are at a disproportionately high risk of HIV infection compared to adults. As such, there is a need to target HIV prevention strategies to youth and to tailor them to a gender-specific context. This protocol describes the process for the multi-staged approach in the design of the MP3 Youth pilot study, a gender-specific, combination, HIV prevention intervention for youth in Kenya. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this multi-method protocol is to outline a rigorous and replicable methodology for a gender-specific combination HIV prevention pilot study for youth in high-burden settings, illustrating the triangulated methods undertaken to ensure that age, sex, and context are integral in the design of the intervention. METHODS: The mixed-methods, cross-sectional, longitudinal cohort pilot study protocol was developed by first conducting a systematic review of the literature, which shaped focus group discussions around prevention package and delivery options, and that also informed age- and sex- stratified mathematical modeling. The review, qualitative data, and mathematical modeling created a triangulated evidence base of interventions to be included in the pilot study protocol. To design the pilot study protocol, we convened an expert panel to select HIV prevention interventions effective for youth in SSA, which will be offered in a mobile health setting. The goal of the pilot study implementation and evaluation is to apply lessons learned to more effective HIV prevention evidence and programming. RESULTS: The combination HIV prevention package in this protocol includes (1) offering HIV testing and counseling for all youth; (2) voluntary medical circumcision and condoms for males; (3)
AU  - Buttolph,J
AU  - Inwani,I
AU  - Agot,K
AU  - Cleland,CM
AU  - Cherutich,P
AU  - Kiarie,JN
AU  - Osoti,A
AU  - Celum,CL
AU  - Baeten,JM
AU  - Nduati,R
AU  - Kinuthia,J
AU  - Hallett,TB
AU  - Alsallaq,R
AU  - Kurth,AE
DO  - 10.2196/resprot.5833
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 1929-0748
TI  - Gender-Specific Combination HIV Prevention for Youth in High-Burden Settings: The MP3 Youth Observational Pilot Study Protocol.
T2  - JMIR Research Protocols
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/resprot.5833
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28274904
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/45916
VL  - 6
ER  -
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