Peer and family support to help people stay on HIV and opioid treatment in South Africa
An intervention integrating peer navigation and family engagement to improve ART and OST adherence in South Africa
This program offers trained peer navigators plus family involvement to help people who inject drugs stick with HIV medications and opioid substitution therapy in Johannesburg.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Arizona State University-Tempe Campus NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Scottsdale, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11376211 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you are living with HIV and inject drugs, this program combines support from trained peers with efforts to involve your family to help you stay on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and opioid substitution therapy (OST). The work builds on an existing ART-OST program at Yeoville Clinic in Johannesburg and adds enhanced peer navigator training and family-engaged support activities. Participants will receive outreach, linkage, and ongoing support aimed at improving treatment retention and medication adherence over time. Early results will be used to refine the approach and plan larger programs if it looks promising.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people who inject drugs, are living with HIV, and are receiving or eligible for ART and OST in the Johannesburg area.
Not a fit: People who do not inject drugs, do not need OST, or who cannot access services in Johannesburg are unlikely to benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could help more people who inject drugs stay on HIV and opioid treatments and increase viral suppression and treatment retention.
How similar studies have performed: Peer navigator programs have helped improve care in some settings, but combining peer navigation with structured family engagement for people who inject drugs is relatively new and not yet widely proven.
Where this research is happening
Scottsdale, United States
- Arizona State University-Tempe Campus — Scottsdale, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Daniels, Joseph — Arizona State University-Tempe Campus
- Study coordinator: Daniels, Joseph
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.