Browsing by Author "Matovu, Flavia K."

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    How Community Education Tools Facilitated Understanding of the ASPIRE Vaginal Ring Study: Kampala Experience
    (AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 2014) Ndawula, Patrick; Nakyanzi, Teopista; Etima, Juliane; Kabwigu, Samuel; Matovu, Flavia K.; Nanziri, Sophie C.; Kemigisha, Doreen; Nanyonga, Stella; White, Rhonda; Cokley, Cheryl; Nakabiito, Clemesia
    UNAIDS Good participatory practice guidelines for biomedical HIV prevention trials recommends that sufficient trial information, such as study objectives, procedures, risks, benefits, and what is expected of participants, is provided for potential participants to make informed decisions. We describe how ASPIRE community education tools increased study awareness and enabled literacy regarding research, reproductive health, family planning, and HIV prevention.
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    Recruitment for Retention in Biomedical HIV Prevention Studies: Strategies, Challenges, Lessons Learned from MTN-020 (ASPIRE) Study, at Kampala Site
    (AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 2014) Nanziri, Sophie Clare; Ndawula, Patrick; Nakyanzi, Teopista; Gati, Brenda; Matovu, Flavia K.; Etima, Juliane; Kabwigu, Samuel; Kemigisha, Doreen; Nanyonga, Stella; Nakabiito, Cleemensia
    Recruitment of participants is labor intensive and a critical aspect of prevention research. It is important to incorporate early retention techniques into recruitment strategies during the planning phase to ensure that retention targets are met. The Kampala team describes the strategies, process, and challenges in ensuring retainable participants are recruited into the study.