Effectiveness and acceptability of biometrics to evaluate intervention coverage and contamination in a cluster randomised trial of community-based sexual and reproductive health services for youth in Zimbabwe.

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Title: Effectiveness and acceptability of biometrics to evaluate intervention coverage and contamination in a cluster randomised trial of community-based sexual and reproductive health services for youth in Zimbabwe.
Authors: Simms V; MRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK victoria.simms@lshtm.ac.uk.; The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe., Bandason T; The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe., Dauya E; The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe., Dziva Chikwari C; MRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.; The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe., Grundy C; MRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Tembo M; The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe.; Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Mavodza C; The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe., Mugurungi O; AIDS and TB Unit, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe., Apollo T; AIDS and TB Unit, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe., Ashrafee R; Simprints, Cambridge, UK., Demetriou D; Simprints, Cambridge, UK., Sharma A; Simprints, Cambridge, UK., Hayes RJ; MRC International Statistics and Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Kranzer K; The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe.; Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.; Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany., Ferrand RA; The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe.; Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Source: BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2026 Jul 15; Vol. 16 (7), pp. e107583. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 15.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal Info: Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101552874 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2044-6055 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20446055 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Open Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107583