Conducting an ongoing HIV clinical trial during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda: a qualitative study of research team and participants' experiences and lessons learnt.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the experiences and lessons learnt by the study team and participants of the Workplace-based HIV self-testing among Men trial during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda.

Design

An explorative qualitative study comprising two virtual focus group discussions (FGDs) with 12 trial team members and 32 in-depth participant interviews (N=44). Data were collected via telephone calls for in-depth interviews or Zoom for FGDs and manually analysed by inductive content analysis.

Setting

Fourteen private security companies in two Uganda districts.

Participants

Members of the clinical trial study team, and men working in private security companies who undertook workplace-based HIV testing.

Results

The key themes for participants experiences were: 'cha

SUBMITTER: Muwanguzi PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8061567 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature