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. 2013 Sep 9;13:425. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-425

Table 2.

Tools, methods and description of information collected in the trial

Tool Method and frequency Description of data collected
Site description assessment
• Conducted by regional STRIVE Coordinators at baseline and the start of each year in all health services
Broad description of:
• Updated annually with any contextual information that may impact on delivery of STI services
(i) Current sexual health activities, including health promotion activities
Systems Assessment
• Conducted by regional STRIVE Coordinators annually in health services randomised to the SHQIP
Information on:
(i) Health hardware
(ii) Clinical services
(iii) Patient information systems
(iv) Health promotion
(v) Organizational commitment to sexual health
(vi) Surveillance and evaluation
Quantitative STI testing and clinical management data
• Collated from one or more of the following sources:
(i) Patient consultation data and associated demographics
(i) Health service patient information management systems
(ii) STI testing, retesting and treatment outcomes Laboratory test result
(ii ) STI templates within patient management systems
(iii) Contact tracing forms
(iv) Laboratory data
• Extracted 6 monthly for all health services
STI prevalence assessment • Each person attending the clinic aged 16-34 will be offered a STI screening test for all three STIs
(i) Prevalence of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomonas in 16-34 year olds in STRIVE trial clusters
• 50 men and 50 women from each cluster will be included
• Takes place on an annual basis in all health services