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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 Dec 15;79(5):605–611. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001862

Table 1.

Timeline of Interventions and Guidelines

2012 2013 2014
Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec
Data Collection TB REACH Intervention Study Period:
Jan – Oct 2012
Follow-up Period*:
Nov 2012-Jun 2013
MENTORS Baseline Study Period:
Jan-Sept 2013
Intervention Study Period:
Oct 2013- Jun 2014
Follow-up Period*:
Jul 2014-Mar 2015
Guidelines ART Ending Nov 2013
CD4 count < 250 cells/mm3 or signs of stage 4 HIV:
initiate ART after 2 weeks of TB treatment
CD4 count was above 250 cells/mm3:
initiate ART after completion of TB treatment
Starting Dec 2013
CD4 count < 50 cells/mm3:
initiate ART after 2 weeks of TB treatment
CD4 count > 50 cells/mm3:
initiate ART after 8 weeks of TB treatment
TB Ending Nov 2013
8-month regimen:
2 months HRZE, 6 months HE
Starting Dec 2013
6-month regimen:
2 months HRZE, 4 months HR
*

Outcomes for patients who started treatment during the intervention study period were collected during the follow-up period.

Abbreviations: Isoniazid (H), Rifampicin (R), Pyrazinamide (Z), Ethambutol (E)