Study Design
work-related mobility, PWH, viral suppression
During the pilot phase (Phase A) of the SEARCH-SAPPHIRE trial (NCT04810650), we conducted a two-arm randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a patient-centered HIV care intervention to support retention in care, ART possession, and viral suppression among mobile PWH over a 48-week period. We also sought to determine which subgroups among mobile PWH benefited most from the intervention. In this setting, previous work by colleagues found frequent mobility (overnight travel) among PWH on ART, including work-related and non–work-related mobility in a cross-sectional survey. Furthermore, in this same survey, 9% of PWH on ART reported migration (change of residence) within the past 1 year, comprised interdistrict, intradistrict, and international migration.