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Diagnostic Access to Self-Care and Health Services in Low and Middle Income Countries (DASH) - Phase II
Sponsor: University of Washington
Summary
Our primary goal is to determine if on-demand, home-based rapid testing, or rapid testing done by a community health worker (CHW) results in people testing for diseases more frequently and getting care more quickly. These two testing approaches will be compared to how individuals would normally test if they were concerned about certain diseases. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * Do either of the testing approaches result in more people testing themselves for certain diseases when needed? * Does self-testing at home or testing done by a community health worker increase the number of individuals receiving test results and getting care/treatment more quickly? * Does at-home screening for high blood pressure and diabetes result in lower blood pressure and hemoglobin A1c levels (an indicator for diabetes)?
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Months - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
2250
Start Date
2024-10
Completion Date
2025-12
Last Updated
2024-09-19
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Home-based rapid testing
Participants will be provided with rapid diagnostic tests for HIV, pregnancy and malaria (in Kenya and Zambia only) for on-demand, at-home self testing if/when indicated.
Community health worker rapid testing
Participants will have access to rapid testing through a community health worker who will conduct rapid testing in the home or at a community-based location when indicated.
Locations (3)
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Kisumu, Kenya
Human Sciences Research Council
Durban, South Africa
Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia