Zambian Informed Motivated Aware Responsible Adolescent Girls and Adults
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
1,200 participants
Apr 7, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
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Summary
The proposed hybrid effectiveness-implementation study will systematically adapt the Informed, Motivated, Aware, Responsible Adolescent Girls and Adults (IMARA) curriculum that was previously adapted for South Africa (IMARA-SA) to use in Zambia (will be renamed Zambian Informed, Motivated, Aware, Responsible Adolescent Girls and Adults (ZAIMARA) and evaluate the impact of ZAIMARA on improving adolescent girls and young women HIV testing, HIV and STI incidence, PrEP uptake and sexual risk behaviour. The study will also assess the impact of monthly mental health screening with referral versus a monthly nutrition and exercise screening on peer leaders job retention. We will also examine implementation factors and outcomes associated with ZAIMARA across five sites.
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Interventions
The ZAIMARA curriculum focuses on strengthening communication between adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and their mother figures (MF) to make healthy sexual decisions, to learn more about HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The topics in the curriculum focus on effective communication, mothers talking to daughters on sex, HIV, STIs and PrEP. The intervention consists of participants attending a two day workshops with their MF. Other names: ZAIMARA
The health promotion (HP) curriculum focuses on healthy living by encouraging good nutrition, improving knowledge on violence recognition, management and support/resources, exercise, informed consumer behavior, alcohol and substance use.The intervention consists of participants attending a two day workshops with their MF. Other names: HP
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NCT06503666