Innovative Strategies to Increase ART Initiation and Viral Suppression Among HIV-positive Men in Malawi

Female Partner Inclusion Criteria:

* Male partner ≥15 years of age
* No reported interpersonal violence (IPV) as defined by World Health Organization (WHO) with the above male partner in the past 12-months
* Male partner ever tested HIV-positive
* Male partner not currently engaged in ART services, defined as:

  * Tested HIV-positive ≥14 days and not on ART ≥14 days after testing HIV- positive;
  * ≥14 days late for the first four-week follow up appointment; or
  * Initiated ART but ≥60 days late for last ART appointment;
  * Male partner living inside the facility catchment area (defined as any area that Healthcare Workers (HCWs) from the study facility routinely visit for tracing purposes)

Female Partner Exclusion Criteria:

* Male partner \<15 years of age
* Reported interpersonal violence (IPV) as defined by WHO with the above male partner in the past 12-months
* Male partner never tested HIV positive
* Male partner tested HIV-positive \<14 days ago
* Male partner currently engaged in ART services, defined as:

  * Initiated ART \<14 days late for the first four-week follow up appointment
  * Initiated ART and \<60 days late for last ART appointment
  * Male partner living outside the facility catchment area (defined as any area that HCWs from the study facility routinely visit for tracing purposes)

Men Living with HIV Inclusion Criteria:

* ≥15 years of age
* Tested HIV positive using Ministry of Health standard algorithm (Determine + Unigold)
* Not currently engaged in ART services, defined as:

  * Tested HIV-positive ≥14 days and not on ART ≥14 days after testing HIV-positive;
  * ≥14 days late for the first four-week follow up appointment; or
  * Initiated ART but ≥60 days late for last ART appointment;
  * Has not taken ART in the past 7-days, as indicated by a point of care (POC) urine assay
  * Living inside the facility catchment area (defined as any area that HCWs from the study facility routinely visit for tracing purposes)

Men Living with HIV Exclusion Criteria:

* \<15 years of age
* Never tested HIV positive using Ministry of Health standard algorithm (Determine + Unigold)
* Tested HIV-positive \<14 days ago
* Currently engaged in ART services, defined as:

  * Initiated ART
  * \<14 days late for the first four-week follow up appointment
  * Initiated ART and \<60 days late for last ART appointment
  * Has taken ART in the past 7-days, as indicated by a point of care (POC) urine assay
  * Living outside the facility catchment area (defined as any area that HCWs from the study facility routinely visit for tracing purposes)