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. 2022 Jan 13;11(1):e34885. doi: 10.2196/34885

Table 2.

Schedule of events for the Conectad@s Project.


RDSa/
Baseline
Week 4 Week 12 Week 24 Week 36 Week 48 Early Terminationb HIV seroconversion visit Unscheduled visit
Questionnaires

Behavioral, partnership, network, and structural measures X X X X X X X c

Technology-based intervention: inclusion X

Technology-based intervention: acceptability X
Laboratory procedures

HIV antigen rapid test X Xd Xd Xd Xd Xd Xd X Xe

HIV RNAPool Xf Xf Xf Xf Xf Xf Xf
Xf

HIV RNA viral load Xg Xh Xh Xg Xh Xg Xg X Xe

CD4/CD8 Xi Xj Xj Xi Xj Xi Xi X Xe

HIV recency testing Xi Xe

HIV genotyping Xk Xl X Xe

Urine (CTm/NGn) X X X X X

Oropharyngeal swab (CT/NG) X X X X X

Anal swab (CT/NG) X X X X X

Anal swab (HPVo) X

Anal cytology X

Hepatitis B rapid test X Xp Xp Xp Xe

Hepatitis B serology Xq Xq Xq Xq Xe

Hepatitis C rapid test X Xr Xr Xr Xe

Anti-HCV Xs Xs Xs Xs Xe

RNA Hepatitis C viral load Xt Xt Xt Xt Xe

Treponemal syphilis rapid test X X X X X X X Xe

Non-treponemal syphilis testing (VDRL) Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xe

DBSv (PrEP adherence assessment) Xw Xw Xw Xw Xw Xw Xw Xw Xe

Creatinine Xx Xf Xf Xx Xf Xx Xx Xf Xe

Complete blood count Xf Xf Xf Xf Xf Xf Xf Xf Xf

aRDS: respondent-driven sampling.

bWithdrawn or discontinued participants before the final visit.

cNot applicable

dOnly for HIV-negative participants in a prior visit.

eIf necessary.

fOnly for postexposure prophylaxis use.

gOnly for HIV-positive participants or HIV-negative participants with recent HIV exposition according to INI-Fiocruz guidelines (HIV acute infection screening).

hOnly for HIV-negative participants with recent HIV exposition according to INI-Fiocruz guidelines (HIV acute infection screening).

iOnly to HIV-positive participants or to participants with HIV rapid test, HIV RNA Pool or HIV RNA viral load positive result.

jOnly to participants with HIV rapid test, HIV RNA Pool or HIV RNA viral load positive result, with negative HIV rapid test in a prior visit.

kOnly HIV-positive participants ART naïve

lOnly HIV-positive participants with prior ART use (before study initiation).

mCT: Chlamydia trachomatis.

nNG: Neisseria gonorrhea.

oHPV: human papilloma virus.

pOnly for negative Hepatitis B rapid test at baseline.

qOnly for positive Hepatitis B rapid test.

rOnly for negative Hepatitis C rapid test at baseline.

sOnly for positive Hepatitis C rapid test.

tOnly for positive anti-HCV.

uOnly treponemal syphilis rapid test.

vDBS: Dried blood spot.

wOnly for participants using PrEP.

xOnly for participants using PrEP or PEP.