Reaching Adolescent Girls and Young Women With HIV Self-Testing and Contraception at Girl-Friendly Drug Shops: A Randomized Trial in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We hypothesized that an intervention designed to create girl-friendly drug shops would increase access to sexual and reproductive health products and services among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) (ages 15-24 years) in Tanzania.

Methods

We conducted a four-month randomized trial at 20 drug shops in Shinyanga, Tanzania from August-December 2019 to determine if the Malkia Klabu ("Queen Club") intervention increased AGYW patronage and the provision of HIV self-testing (HIVST), contraception, and health facility referrals to AGYW (primary outcomes). Drug shops were randomized 1:1 to the intervention or comparison arm. All shops were provided with OraQuick HIVST kits to give to AGYW for free. Intervention shops implemented Malkia Klabu, a loyalty program for AGYW

SUBMITTER: Hunter LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9893895 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature