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Table 2 HIV STAR-Zambia study clinics

From: The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based lay distribution of HIV self-tests in increasing uptake of HIV testing among adults in rural Malawi and rural and peri-urban Zambia: protocol for STAR (self-testing for Africa) cluster randomized evaluations

Pair

District

Community

Type of community (rural/peri-urban)

Distribution models

Population (2016)

Distance to district medical office in km

Allocation

1

Choma

Mbabala

Rural

Community, facility, VMMC

11,415

33

HIVST

1

Choma

Mapanza

Rural

Community, facility, VMMC

14,528

75

SOC

2

Choma

Batoka

Rural

Community, facility, VMMC

15,566

33

HIVST

2

Choma

Sikalongo

Rural

Community and facility

13,491

66

SOC

3

Kapiri Mphoshi

Chankomo

Rural

Community and facility

15,228

55

SOC

3

Kapiri Mphoshi

Nkole

Rural

Community, facility, VMMC

15,365

34

HIVST

4

Kapiri Mphoshi

St Pauls

Rural

Community and facility

7673

90

SOC

4

Kapiri Mphoshi

Mpunde

Rural

Community, facility, VMMC

15,694

48

HIVST

5

Lusaka

Ng’ombe

Peri-urban

Community, facility, VMMC

45,999

8

HIVST

5

Lusaka

Makeni

Peri-urban

Community and facility

51,264

9

SOC

6

Ndola

Lubuto

Peri-urban

Community, facility, VMMC

53,249

8

SOC

6

Ndola

Twapia

Peri-urban

Community, facility, VMMC

24,078

9

HIVST