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. 2023 Feb 2;18(2):e0273798. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273798

Table 1. Interview workflow for 8 survey types using surveys developed for CommCare [41] and deployed on mobile tablets running Android OS [51], each questionnaire was administered verbally by trained research staff, who recorded their responses using the application.

Shaded cells denote when surveys were applied.

Timeline 8 survey types
Consent (written) Full RMS1 24hr RMS2 IPR3 HRQoL4 Costs5 Blood Sample6 GPS7
Enrollment day- Index case captured and tested by PCR or NS1
Day 1
Daily-subsequent days
Day 3
Last day (after PCR)
One month follow-up
Enrollment day-Contact
Follow up with contact NOT PCR+ (every 3–7 d)
Contact after first PCR +

1Two-week Retrospective Movement Survey (places visited by participant in last 15 days)

2Daily Retrospective Movement Survey (places visited since last seen by study team)

3Illness Perception and Responses survey

4Health-Related Quality of Life survey

5Costs = short economic survey (family expenditures)

6Blood sample, refers to request, even through a sample was not always provided)

7GPS provided to the participant.