Table 3. Main components of the community care interventions described presented by care model categories.

Community care intervention	Source of patients	Location of care	Key activities undertaken	Cadre of staff used	Additional staff preparation for model delivery	Integrated care	Outcome measured
Community-initiated model
BIGPIC	Community-based screening, enrolment of individuals diagnosed with diabetes	Households and places used for gatherings like religious centers, schools, markets and shops	Medical prescription and drug distribution, lifestyle change support	Community care workersa, local volunteers, social workers, pharmacists, clinical officers, and physicians	Not reported	Health education with agro-business adviceeconomic stability through loans within microfinance groupsDemand for care creation through incentives  • aHT co-management	Blood glucose, HbA1c Linkage to care Engagement in care
eHealth model
Mobil Diab System	Known T2DM patients, source of recruitment not reported	Long distance support using eHealth tools e. g specially deployed app	Blood glucose monitoring by patient and reported through eHealth tool	Physicianb	Not reported	None	HbA1c, Acceptability to patient Acceptability to healthcare provider
Facility-originated community model
Home delivery of medication	Primary health centers	Patient’s household	Medication prescription and distribution	community health workera		Co-management with aHT	HbA1c, Acceptability to patient
Kgatelopele programme	Primary health centers	Patient’s household	Medication prescription and distribution to patient’s home. Health promotion, education, adherence counselling.	Physician, pharmacist, community health workera	14-week training for CHW on home care, adherence counselling and health promotion	Co-management with aHT	Blood glucose

BIGPIC = Impact of Bridging Income Generation with Group Integrated Care; T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus; aHT = arterial hypertension

^aMain staff cadre providing services.

^bSelf-care driven, with physician supervision