Zambart, Zambart House, UNZA Ridgeway Campus, off Nationalist Road, Lusaka, Zambia.
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
BMC Public Health. 2024 May 28;24(1):1424. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18894-z.
BACKGROUND: The Yathu Yathu ("For Us, By Us") cluster-randomized trial (CRT) evaluated a peer-led community-based sexual and reproductive health(SRH) intervention implemented to address persistent barriers to SRH service use among adolescents and young people (AYP). We report the impact of the intervention on coverage of key SRH services among AYP. METHODS: The trial was conducted from Jul 2019-Oct 2021 in two urban communities in Lusaka, Zambia, divided into 20 zones (~ 2350 AYP/zone). Zones were randomly allocated to intervention (N = 10) or control (N = 10) arm. In all zones, a census was conducted and all AYP aged 15-24-years offered participation. The intervention consisted of peer-led community-based hubs providing SRH services; a prevention points card (PPC) system to incentivize and track SRH service use and community engagement. This paper reports on the outcome of coverage (accessing at least one key SRH service), comparing intervention and control arms using PPC data and standard methods of analysis for CRTs. RESULTS: Among enumerated AYP, 93.6% (14,872/15,894) consented to participate from intervention zones and 95.1% (14,500/15,255) from control zones. Among those who accepted a PPC, 63.8% (9,493/14,872) accessed at least one key SRH service during the study period in the intervention arm, compared to 5.4% (776/14,500) in the control arm (adjPR 12.3 95%CI 9.3-16.2, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The Yathu Yathu intervention increased coverage of key SRH services among AYP and reached two-thirds of AYP. These findings demonstrate the potential of providing peer-led community-based SRH services. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN75609016 (11/10/2021), clinicaltrials.gov number NCT04060420 (19/08/2019); retrospectively registered.
背景:Yathu Yathu(“为我们,由我们”)群组随机对照试验(CRT)评估了一项由同龄人领导的社区性生殖健康(SRH)干预措施,旨在解决青少年和年轻人(AYP)持续存在的 SRH 服务利用障碍。我们报告了该干预措施对 AYP 关键 SRH 服务覆盖范围的影响。
方法:该试验于 2019 年 7 月至 2021 年 10 月在赞比亚卢萨卡的两个城市社区进行,分为 20 个区(~2350 名 AYP/区)。各区随机分配至干预组(N=10)或对照组(N=10)。在所有区,都进行了人口普查,并向所有 15-24 岁的 AYP 提供参与机会。干预措施包括由同龄人领导的社区性中心提供 SRH 服务;预防点卡(PPC)系统,用于激励和跟踪 SRH 服务的使用和社区参与。本文报告了使用 PPC 数据和 CRT 标准分析方法比较干预组和对照组的覆盖范围(获得至少一项关键 SRH 服务)的结果。
结果:在被列举的 AYP 中,93.6%(14872/15894)同意参与干预区的试验,95.1%(14500/15255)同意参与对照组的试验。在接受 PPC 的人中,干预组在研究期间有 63.8%(9493/14872)获得了至少一项关键 SRH 服务,而对照组只有 5.4%(776/14500)(调整后的比值比 12.3,95%置信区间 9.3-16.2,p<0.001)。
结论:Yathu Yathu 干预措施提高了 AYP 关键 SRH 服务的覆盖范围,并覆盖了三分之二的 AYP。这些发现表明,提供由同龄人领导的社区性 SRH 服务具有潜力。
试验注册:ISRCTN75609016(2021 年 11 月 10 日),clinicaltrials.gov 编号 NCT04060420(2019 年 8 月 19 日);回顾性注册。