Table 2.

The project timeline

S/N	Description of activity	Duration	Year	Quarter
				1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
1	Formation of team and coordination Planning and need assessment	3 months	1	X
2	Finalizing protocol and manuals	2 months	1		X
3	Hiring staff; selection and training of CORPs; identification of health Facilities and training of health workers	1 month	1		X
4	Baseline studies and data analysis and interim report	2 months	1		X
5	Preparation for intervention, Development of IEC	1 month	1		X
6	Recruitment of patients	3 months	1			X
7	Conducting follow-up visits	6 months	1 & 2				X	X
8	Laboratory samples collected		1 & 2			X			X
9	Mid-study report	1 month	1				X
10	Post-intervention survey	3 months	2							X
11	Final data analysis	2 months	2							X
12	Final report writing	1 months	2								X