Table 4 Overview of data collected for HIV STAR-Malawi and HIV STAR-Zambia impact evaluations
Data type | Data collected | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-intervention | During intervention period | 12 months after intervention begins | |
Household survey | • Ever tested • Tested within past 12 months • Current ART use • Self-reported circumcision status | • Ever tested • Tested within past 12 months • Current ART use • Self-reported circumcision status | |
Clinic data extraction | ART initiations from each study clinic by sex, age, self-testing status | ||
CBDA M&E data | • Number of kits distributed • Sex and age of persons receiving kits • Barcode on test kit to link with returned kit | ||
Client-returned kit | • Used test kit • Self-completed questionnaire with test result, client sex, age • Barcode linking to CBDA M&E data | ||
Qualitative data | • Situational analysis and community mapping (ZM, MW) • Cognitive interviewing on IFUs (ZM, MW) • Formative research on attitudes and preferences toward self-testing (ZM) | • Process evaluation (ZM) | |
Economics data | • DCEs to understand preferences for testing and linkage • Costs of health facility based HIV testing at baseline | • Costs of HIV testing, including self-test distribution models | |