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Table 3 Primary and secondary outcomes of HIV STAR-Zambia and HIV STAR-Malawi impact evaluations

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

Outcome

Trial

Data source

Primary outcome – community HIVST distribution

 Tested for HIV within past 12 months

Malawi, Zambia

Self-report, endline household survey

Secondary outcomes – community HIVST distribution

 Ever tested for HIV

Malawi, Zambia

Self-report, endline household survey

 ART initiation 6 months and 12 months after distribution begins

Malawi, Zambia

Routine data extracted from clinic

 Current ART use

Zambia

Self-report, endline household survey

 Circumcision within past 12 months (men only)

Zambia

Self-report, endline household survey

Primary and secondary outcome – home-based distribution (Malawi only)

 Primary: Disclosure of a positive results to the CBDA during months 1 to 12 of intervention

Malawi

CBDA post-test log book

 Secondary: ART initiation between months 1 and 12 of the intervention

Malawi

Routine data extracted from clinic