A randomized stepped wedge (cluster) trial will be conducted to investigate two combination interventions (each with mHealth + Peer Navigation components) among youth in Ibadan, Lagos, Sagamu, and Jos, Nigeria. Study 1 (Testing and Linkage to Care) will test a combination intervention that targets HIV testing and linkage to care. Study 2 (Treatment Intervention) will test a combination intervention that targets HIV treatment outcomes (retention, adherence and viral suppression).
Combination interventions with mHealth and Peer Navigation components will be evaluated in a randomized, stepped wedge trial among youth in Ibadan, Lagos, Sagamu, and Jos, Nigeria. Study findings will demonstrate whether or not the combination interventions for HIV testing and linkage to care and for HIV treatment outcomes, which were found to be efficacious in our prior pilot UG3 trial, will remain efficacious if scaled as proposed in this UH3 trial, across multiple sites.