Clinical Trial Research Counseling in Botswana

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), BOTUSA/HIV Prevention Research Program (HPR), has a requirement for Clinical Trial Research Counseling in the country of Botswana. The Contractor shall perform the following tasks: 1. Educate potential participants about the TDF2 HIV Prevention Clinical Trial. The Counselors will describe trial purposes and procedures answer questions; conduct informed consent procedures for screening and trials; and conduct test-decision counseling for HIV testing. 2. Conduct HIV risk reduction counseling interventions. The counselors will assess individual risks for HIV and STI acquisition; educate trial participants about alternatives to higher risk behaviors; identify alternatives acceptable to participant and role play as step-by-step approach to changing selected behaviors; and evaluate progress at follow-up visits and revise risk reduction plan accordingly. 3. Conduct study medication adherence counseling. The counselors will provide basic education about study medication; explore participant's beliefs and attitudes about taking study medication; identify potential barriers to adherence and developing plans for overcoming them; discuss how to handle requests (medication) from friends and family members; provide medication diary and instructing them on diary completion; and review medication diary 4. Conduct supportive counseling for positive trial participants. The counselors will conduct post-test counseling for sero-positives; counsel about disclosure of test results; counsel family members at participant request; counsel about treatment and peer-support options; and counsel partners notified of HIV or STI exposure. 5. Educate participants about PK/PD sub-study. The counselors will advise participants to record on their medication diaries the exact time at which they took their medications two days before the MO3 visit; advise participants they should not swallow their medications at home on the day of the visit; advise participants that for most the visit will last two hours; and advise the ones coming for the intensive study that, the visit will last for 8 hours and that they must be at the clinic as early as 0800 am. 6. Document trial participant data. Counselors will accurately complete trial data collection forms (case report forms) in a timely manner; review of data collection forms for completeness and legibility; and respond promptly to data queries. Place of Performance: Services to be performed at either the HPR Gaborone Clinic or the HPR Francistown Clinic in Botswana. All requests for copies of the Request for Quote (RFQ) shall be submitted via email to SDolan@cdc.gov no later than 4:00 PM EST, December 12, 2008.