Harnessing Social Network Support to Improve Retention in Care and Viral Suppression Among People Living With HIV in Chicago and Alabama: A Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-implementation Trial
University of Chicago
Summary
The goal of this Hybrid Type I effectiveness-implementation trial is to test an evidence-based, flexible, and tailored intervention that leverages existing social network members to promote retention in care and viral suppression among people living with HIV aged 18-49.
Description
This study is a Hybrid Type I effectiveness-implementation trial of an evidence-based, flexible, and tailored intervention that leverages existing social network members to promote retention in care and viral suppression. The study will be conducted in Chicago, Illinois and Alabama, two high burden priority areas in the National Ending the HIV Epidemic Plan. Both retention in care and viral suppression are critical targets in ongoing efforts to eliminate HIV, as persons adherent to antiretrovirals are unlikely to transmit HIV, and retention in care allows for ongoing monitoring of viral load a…