Mobile HTC
RECRUITMENT
Counseling and testing in mobile HTC is conducted in mobile testing centers in a private environment either inside the testing van or outside. Mobile HTC will be provided from mobile counseling and testing units and within suitable community venues identified during the community entry and consultation process. The community mapping process will be used to identify high-traffic spots in the community. This will include taxi ranks, popular shops, kiosks, weekly markets, communal service, and social venues such as churches, sports grounds, etc. A list of possible community testing venues will be developed and reviewed to ensure walking-distance coverage of all the settlement clusters in the community. These high-traffic spots will be used for mobilization activities. A suitable open space of land for the siting of the mobile testing unit will be identified proximal to the mobilization area. Where available and suitable, nearby community buildings or informal structures such as tents may be used to provide counseling and testing. Mobile HTC will be offered at high-traffic areas such as taxi ranks to identify persons who have not yet virally suppressed despite knowing their status and visiting the clinic in the last 6 months. Community-based HTC approaches for recruitment will allow us to recruit participants who do not come to the clinic despite knowing their status and clients who have attended the clinic but are not yet virally suppressed and engaged in care.