Couples program for young women with HIV in Uganda facing partner alcohol use
Tests a couples program targeting partner alcohol use in young women living with HIV.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Improving HIV Care Engagement Among Ugandan Adolescent Girls and Young Women: The Kisoboka Mukwano Intervention
Key facts
- Where
- Kampala, UgandaSee the site
Where in Uganda
- Makerere Univerisity School of Public HealthKampala, UgandaNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Arizona State University
- Trial code
- NCT05947539
- Record updated
- 26 December 2025
- Original description
This study will develop and pilot test a couples-based intervention to help adolescent girls and young women living with HIV (WLHIV (15-24 years) living in Uganda access HIV care and improve the outcomes of their HIV treatment by targeting male partner alcohol use to reduce IPV risk.Read full original descriptionShow less
Improving HIV Care Engagement Among Ugandan Adolescent Girls and Young Women Through Reductions in Male Partner Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence Risk: The Kisoboka Mukwano Intervention
This study will develop and pilot test a couples-based intervention to help adolescent girls and young women living with HIV (WLHIV (15-24 years) living in Uganda access HIV care and improve the outcomes of their HIV treatment by targeting male partner alcohol use to reduce IPV risk.
Inclusion: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)/Female:; aged 18-24 or self-reported as emancipated minors aged 15-17,; HIV+; meets one or more of the following non-engagement criteria: not currently enrolled in an HIV clinic (e.g., never enrolled, dropped out); not currently taking ART; missed 1 or more scheduled HIV care appointments requiring physical presence (e.g., viral load [VL] testing) in the last 12 months; < 90% ART adherence in the last 2 weeks; most recent VL>1000 or expected recent VL test results absent in clinic records despite initiating ART >6 months ago; self-report a history of at least one incident of IPV (physical, sexual, and/or emotional) and/or controlling behavior ever perpetrated by their current male partner; agree to let research staff contact their male partner; Male Partners of AGYW/Male:; aged 18+ years or emancipated minors; report consuming ≥ 6 drinks per occasion at least once or more in the prior 30 days or scores 4 or more on the AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test)-C; Couples (each partner (male and female) must independently report):; married or living together as if married for ≥6 months; planning to stay together for at least another 2 months (intervention period); lived in the Wakiso District area ≥3 months; not planning to move from the area within the next 6 months; respond similarly (not exact but close) to questions on the study-developed Couple Verification Screening.
Exclusion: reporting any severe physical IPV experienced in prior 3 months; Couples (male and female):; AGYW (female):; do not speak Luganda or English; do not feel they cannot safely participate in the study.