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Table 3 Study schedule of activities

From: Addressing challenges in scaling up TB and HIV treatment integration in rural primary healthcare clinics in South Africa (SUTHI): a cluster randomized controlled trial protocol

Study activity

Study time points

Baseline (0–1 month)

6–7th month

12–13th month

Monthly (1st–18th month)

Retrospective collection of 12 months data on TB-HIV indicators from TIER.Net*, DHIS** and clinic-based registers

X

   

***QI Learning Collaborative (Intervention Clinics Only)

X

X

X

 

Monthly downloads of data on TB-HIV indicators from TIER.Net*, DHIS** and clinic-based registers

   

X

Clinic Profile Survey

X

X

X

 

TB/HIV Service Integration Survey

X

X

X

 

Work-related Quality of Life Survey

X

X

X

 

Context Assessment Survey

X

X

X

 

Quality Improvement Survey (Intervention Clinics Only)

X

X

X

 
  1. *TIER.Net—Three Inter-Linked Electronic Register for Tuberculosis
  2. **DHIS—District Health Information System
  3. ***QI Learning Collaborative—use of PDSA cycles, run charts, process mapping