Promoting male involvement to improve PMTCT uptake and reduce antenatal HIV infection: a cluster randomized controlled trial protocol

Table 1 Assessment Measures: Individual Participants [Maternal, Paternal, Infant]

Assessment	Time (mins)	PMTCT Protocol	Pre-enrolment Screen	Base-line	Post- Interven-tion	32 wks pre delivery	Deliv-ery	3 days Post- Delivery	6 weeks post- Delivery
PMTCT Standard of Care Protocol
HCT maternal	20	X
Maternal CD4	5	X
ART	30	X
ARV prophylaxis	5	X							X
Paternal HCT	20	X
Paternal CD4		X
Maternal 32 wk. HCT	20	X				X	X
PCR - infant - HIV	5	X							X
Screening
Couples Verification	10		X
Biological Assessment
Maternal & infant ART & ARV prophylaxis blood test	5							X
Psychosocial & Behavioural Assessment
Demographics	5			X	X
PMTCT& HIV Knowledge	5			X	X
Adherence: 4 days ART & ARV prophylaxis	5			X	X
Sexual diary: 7 days	5			X	X
Sexual Risk Behaviour: 1 month	10			X	X
Stigma	10			X	X
Intimate Partner Violence: 1 month, lifetime	5			X	X

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