Evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions to change the knowledge of, attitudes towards, and the practices around TB and HIV of inmates in the Western and Eastern Cape of South Africa

STATUS: Current
PROJECT LEADER:Moyo, S (Prof. Sizulu)
OTHER TEAM MEMBERS: Shean, YL (Ms Yolande), Jooste, SE (Dr Sean)
DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)

Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness of three interventions (HIV counselling and testing linked to screening for TB and sexually transmitted infections; Kick TB/HIV activations; and peer education sessions), individually and in combination, to change the self-reported knowledge of, attitudes towards, and the practices around TB and HIV among inmates in correctional services in the Western and Eastern Cape of South Africa