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. 2018 Sep 4;13:118. doi: 10.1186/s13012-018-0809-7

Table 1.

Application of the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the programmatic scale-up of PrEP integrated into public health HIV clinics

Domain Original RE-AIM definition Measurement level Project-specific outcome measures
Reach Reach is the absolute number, proportion, and representativeness of individuals who are willing to participate in a given initiative Individual ▪ Number of at-risk persons initiated on PrEP
▪ Demographic and behavioral characteristics of PrEP initiators
Clinic ▪ Characteristics of implementing clinics
▪ Demand creation strategies
▪ Retention strategies
Effectiveness The impact of an intervention on outcomes, including potential negative effects, quality of life, and economic outcomes. Individual ▪ Incident HIV infection among PrEP users
▪ Proportion of random blood samples with detectable tenofovir levels
▪ Frequency of adverse clinical events related to PrEP use
Program ▪ Cost and cost-effectiveness outcomes: unit cost, HIV infections averted, ICER, DALYS
Adoption Absolute number, proportion, and representativeness of settings and intervention agents who are willing to initiate a program Individual ▪ PrEP continuation rates
▪ Barriers/facilitators for PrEP initiation and use
Clinic ▪ Number of clinics implementing PrEP in HIV clinics
▪ Number of MOH clinical staff trained on delivering PrEP
▪ % of trained MOH staff scoring > 80% on post-test
▪ % of trained clinical staff who delivered PrEP at least once
▪ Internal and external factors influencing PrEP implementation
Implementation The intervention agents’ fidelity to the various elements of an intervention’s protocol Clinic ▪ Number and % of users appropriately initiated on PrEP
▪ % of trained staff who delivered PrEP at least once
▪ Clinic innovations and adaptions
▪ Consistency of implementation across staff
Maintenance The extent to which a program or policy becomes institutionalized or part of the routine organizational practice Individual ▪ 6-month PrEP continuation rates
Clinic ▪ Number of clinics implementing PrEP in HIV clinics
▪ Number of clinics that have integrated PrEP delivery in HIV clinics as an on-going part of their regular activities (i.e., have PrEP goals and targets, PrEP in service charter, routine health talks, regular staff training, implementation, PrEP data for monitoring and evaluation)
▪ Internal and external factors influencing PrEP implementation
▪ Number of clinics regularly completing PrEP M & E tools and report PrEP indicators to MOH
National program ▪ PrEP delivery in HIV clinic continuing as part of Kenya MOH program
▪ M & E tools supplied to clinics
▪ PrEP indicators defined expected