Scaling an intervention for the engagement of people with HIV who inject drugs into care in Viet Nam: an implementation-effectiveness, cluster-randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Governmental agencies often implement evidence-based interventions with a one-size-fits-all approach, which ignores site differences. We compared a tailored approach, accounting for sites' needs, to a standard approach to implement systems navigation and psychosocial counselling (SNaP) to improve HIV outcomes for people who inject drugs (PWID).

Methods

We conducted a hybrid type 3 implementation-effectiveness, cluster-randomised trial at HIV testing sites in ten provinces in Viet Nam. SNaP comprised two systems navigation sessions, in person or by telephone, and at least one psychosocial counselling session. Sites were randomised (1:1) to a standard approach (a package of 15 implementation strategies) or a tailored approach (standard strategies plus a menu of ten

SUBMITTER: Go VF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12818556 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature