Evaluation of the impact of immediate versus WHO recommendations-guided antiretroviral therapy initiation on HIV incidence: the ANRS 12249 TasP (Treatment as Prevention) trial in Hlabisa sub-district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

Table 2 Follow-up calendar of HIV-infected participants not eligible for ART

	Month
	0	6	12	18	24
Consent	x
Medical history	x
Nurse
Physical examination	x	x	x	x	x
Weight, height	x	x	x	x	x
WHO clinical staging	x	x	x	x	x
Morbidity/hospitalisation	x	x	x	x	x
TB/STI screening if appropriate	x	x	x	x	x
CD4 point of care	x	x	x	x	x
Laboratory
Beta human chorionic gonadotropin	x	x	x	x	x
Clinic-based survey
ART perception	x
ART knowledge	x	x	x	x	x
Disclosure and couple	x	x	x	x	x
Social and community support	x	x	x	x	x
Stigma and discrimination	x	x	x	x	x
Health expenditure	x	x	x	x	x
Economic situation	x	x	x	x	x
Sexual behaviour		x	x	x	x
Depression and Anxiety		x	x	x	x
HIV quality of life		x	x	x	x
Satisfaction with care		x	x	x	x

ANRS 12249 TasP trial. WHO World Health Organisation, TB Tuberculosis, STI Sexually transmitted infections, ART Anti-retroviral treatment, VL Viral load.

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