Table 2.

Schedule of study activities and follow-up

	Enrolment	Month 1	Month 2	Month 3	Month 4	Month 5	Month 6	Month 7
POC arm
Consent/randomisation	X
Baseline questionnaire	X
Adherence assessment		X			X		X
VL knowledge questionnaire	X		X
Acceptability questionnaire			X
VL test (Xpert)		X			X*		X
VL test (Abbott)							X
Dried blood spot (DBS) collection		X			X		X
Adherence counselling informed by VL result		X			X*		X
SOC arm
Consent/randomisation	X
Baseline questionnaire	X
Adherence assessment		X			X		X
VL knowledge questionnaire	X			X
VL test (Abbott)		X			X*		X
DBS collection		X			X		X
Adherence counselling informed by VL result			X			X*		X

*Only if participant has VL >1000 copies/µL at month 1.

POC, point-of-care; SOC, standard of care; VL, viral load.