Hybrid STTR Intervention for Heterosexuals: Anonymous Testing and Confidential Care Linkage

The primary endpoint for this phase is the proportion of newly identified HIV infections of the RDS-ASTN intervention. Components for eligible and willing participants are a computerized baseline interview, counseling session, blood draw for HIV testing, HIV pre-test counseling, use of blood samples for clinical lab tests if found to be HIV infected, semi-structured interviews (if selected), the opportunity to recruit peers for the study, and the post-test counseling session.

The primary endpoints for this phase are: proportion linked to care within three months and time to the HIV care appointment. Participants with HIV infection who are interested in participating will be enrolled in this phase and navigated to HIV primary care over three months. Components are the locator form, patient navigation and support contacts, medical report form, follow-up contacts to update locator information, semi-structured interviews, follow-up interview, and blood draw for clinical lab testing.