P4P STUDY PROFILE:
Title: Community-based, peer-delivered PrEP for women engaged in sex work in rural Uganda: The Peers for PrEP (P4P) study.
Study period: (2022-2026)
Study synopsis: This study is being conducted in Ntungamo district in Southwestern Uganda in two communities (Rubaare and Rwashamaire). The study comprises two phases: Phase A – intervention development and refinement – followed by Phase B – a single arm pilot trial to evaluate the hypothesis that a community-based, peer-delivered PrEP intervention for women engaged in sex work (WESW) in rural southwestern Uganda will be feasible, acceptable, and increase PrEP uptake and adherence vs. standard of care (SOC).
Objectives:
Phase A Primary Objective: To develop and refine a community-based, peer-delivered PrEP intervention for women engaged in sex work in rural Uganda
Phase B Primary Objective: To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a community-based, peer-delivered PrEP intervention for women engaged in sex work in rural Uganda
Study site: Ntungamo district in rural Southwestern Uganda.
Collaborators: Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC), Makerere University College of Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, Stanford University.
Principle investigators: Catherine A. Koss, Jane Kabami.
Co-investigators: Moses R. Kamya, Laura B. Balzer, Cecilia Akatukwasa, Jennifer Velloza & James Rooney.
Study sponsor: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Study funder: Gilead Sciences.
