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AmbassADDOrs for Health Study

AmbassADDOrs for Health: Supporting Young Women's Health Through Girl-friendly Drug Vendors

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About This Trial

The goal of the study is to evaluate Malkia Klabu ("Queen Club") in Tanzania, a loyalty program intervention that creates adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)-friendly drug shops where AGYW can access HIV prevention services and contraception.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

The primary unit of analysis are the wards, and within them, the drug shops who will be enrolled based on the following Who May Qualify: Who May Qualify: - Wards with no greater than 3 public health facilities; - Wards with no less than 4 drug shops; - Wards with health facilities that were greater than 20 KM from a primary or secondary road; and - Drug shop owners and staff in Shinyanga and Mwanza Regions of Tanzania who are aged 18 or older; Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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The primary unit of analysis are the wards, and within them, the drug shops who will be enrolled based on the following inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Wards with no greater than 3 public health facilities; * Wards with no less than 4 drug shops; * Wards with health facilities that were greater than 20 KM from a primary or secondary road; and * Drug shop owners and staff in Shinyanga and Mwanza Regions of Tanzania who are aged 18 or older;

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

Loyalty card program at drug shops & supply of HIVST and SRH products

Consenting drug shops will receive: * training on Malkia Klabu implementation; * HIVST training (same as comparison drug shops); * procedures for referring to youth-friendly HIV/SRH services; * a monthly supply of HIVST reserved for free distribution to AGYW, with "free" price stickers and pre-packaged with referral information; and * reimbursement for SRH products given to AGYW (e.g., birth control pills).

BEHAVIORAL

Comparison drug shops

Consenting drug shops in the comparison arm catchment areas will have access to the Maisha Meds inventory management application system for offline digital recording of HIVST, HIVST kits earmarked for free to AGYW, guidance on HIV care referral plan to facilitate linkage to nearby health facilities for AGYW. These control drug shops will not participate in Malkia Klabu (Queen Club) program implementation.

Locations (2)

Mwanza Province
Mwanza, Tanzania
Shinyanga Province
Shinyanga, Tanzania