Fig 1.
CONSORT participant flowchart.
Fig 2.
Map of Lilongwe District showing the distinction between urban and rural areas and the rural clusters allocated to the Early (pink) and Delayed (brown) arms of the trial.
Fig 3.
Triage Plus study design: Phased, pair-matched, parallel cluster design used to randomise study clusters to Early and Delayed arms.
The blue colour represents the baseline period and the dark pink represents when the intervention package was implemented in the respective arms and the light pink represents study period when no intervention was implemented in the Delayed arm.
Table 1.
Comparison of the baseline characteristics between Early intervention and Delayed intervention arms.
Table 2.
Incidence rate ratios for intervention effects in access rates to TB diagnostic and treatment services over the 23 months of the intervention.
Fig 4.
Monthly and cumulative TB testing rates per 10,000 adults: Results in individuals aged 12 years and above over the 23 months of the study are shown.
The line graphs represent the cumulative TB testing rates. The green triangle line graph indicates the Early Intervention arm and the purple cubed line graph indicates the Delayed Intervention arm. The solid bar graphs represent the monthly TB testing rates per 1,000 adults for each month over the 23 months of the study. The blue bars represent the Early Intervention Arm while the grey bars represent the Delayed Intervention Arm.
Fig 5.
Monthly and cumulative TB treatment initiations rates per 10,000 adults: Results in individuals aged 12 years and above over the 23 months of the study are shown.
The line graphs represent the cumulative TB treatment initiation rates. The green triangle line graph indicates the Early Intervention arm and the purple cubed line graph indicates the Delayed Intervention arm. The solid bar graphs represent the monthly TB treatment initiation rates per 1,000 adults for each month over the 23 months of the study. The blue bars represent the Early Intervention Arm while the grey bars represent the Delayed Intervention Arm.
Table 3.
Adjusted incidence rate ratios for intervention effects in access rates to HIV testing and treatment services over the 23 months of the intervention.
Fig 6.
Monthly and cumulative HIV testing rates per 1,000 adults: Results in individuals aged 12 years and above over the first 11 months of the study before the scale up of the Delayed intervention arm are shown.
The line graphs represent the cumulative HIV testing rates. The green triangle line graph indicates the Early Intervention arm and the purple cubed line graph indicates the Delayed Intervention arm. The solid bar graphs represent the monthly HIV testing rates per 1,000 adults for every month over the 11 months of the study. The blue bars represent the Early Intervention Arm while the grey bars represent the Delayed Intervention Arm.
Fig 7.
Monthly and cumulative ART treatment initiations rates per 10,000 adults: Results in individuals aged 12 years and above over the 23 months of the study before the scale up of the Delayed intervention arm are shown.
The line graphs represent the cumulative ART initiation rates. The green triangle line graph indicates the Early Intervention arm and the purple cubed line graph indicates the Delayed Intervention arm. The solid bar graphs represent the monthly ART initiation rates per 1,000 adults for every month over the 23 months of the study. The blue bars represent the Early Intervention Arm while the grey bars represent the Delayed Intervention Arm.