Treatment as Prevention in Correctional Facilities in Southern Africa (TasP Prisons) (Old ID 22496)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Limited data from Southern Africa suggest that concentration of HIV-infected individuals and high-risk sexual behaviours in correctional facilities may be driving HIV transmission in incarcerated populations. Despite the implications of incarceration - related HIV transmission on individual and public health, little evidence exists to guide implementation of HIV prevention strategies in these settings. One such strategy, Treatment as Prevention (TasP), offers promise to: (1) prevent HIV transmission among incarcerated men having sex with men and people who use drugs; and (2) improve inmate health and tuberculosis control. In this project we will implement TasP in three correctional facilities - one in Zambia and two in South Africa - and evaluate TasP implementation as a strategy to coordinate the HIV care continuum and assure appropriate TB assessment among HIV-infected inmates.
Date
01 Aug 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
Project Type
CONTRACT_RESEARCH
Keywords
HIV Care & Treatment;Prison Health Services;Service Delivery;Antiretroviral Therapy;Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy
Funding Body
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Amount
72175.73
Project Team
N/A