Prescriber and patient-oriented behavioural interventions to improve use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Tanzania: facility-based cluster randomised trial

Table 1 Timelines for intervention implementation, outcome data collection and evaluation

Intervention component/Data collection period	Description of the evaluation period	Timescales
Standard RDT training		18 Jan to 28 Jan 2011
RDT supply		22 Feb 2011 to 31 Jan 2012
Evaluation period 1	Commenced following standard RDT training and RDT supply until the start of the interactive workshops	4 to 6 weeks
Evaluation period 1		24 Feb to 3 April 2011
Interactive workshops		4 April to 18 May 2011
Evaluation period 2	Commenced once the interactive workshops had been completed until the start of the feedback SMS	approx 20 weeks
Evaluation period 2		19 May to 9 Oct 2011
Feedback SMS		10 Oct 2011 to 12 Mar 2012
Evaluation period 3	Commenced when the feedback SMS were introduced until the start of the motivational SMS	13 weeks
Evaluation period 3		10 Oct 2011 to 8 Jan 2012
Motivational SMS		9 Jan to 12 Mar 2012
Evaluation period 4	Commenced once the motivational SMS were introduced until the final exit survey	6 to 9 weeks
Evaluation period 4		9 Jan to 12 Mar 2012
Final exit survey		22 Feb to 12 Mar 2012
Overall evaluation period	Commenced following the introduction of the RDTs until the final exit survey	22 Feb 2011 to 12 Mar 2012