Table 2 Tools, methods and description of information collected in the trial

Site description assessment

• Conducted by regional STRIVE Coordinators at baseline and the start of each year in all health services

Broad description of:

• Updated annually with any contextual information that may impact on delivery of STI services

(i) Current sexual health activities, including health promotion activities

Systems Assessment

• Conducted by regional STRIVE Coordinators annually in health services randomised to the SHQIP

Information on:

(i) Health hardware

(ii) Clinical services

(iii) Patient information systems

(iv) Health promotion

(v) Organizational commitment to sexual health

(vi) Surveillance and evaluation

Quantitative STI testing and clinical management data

• Collated from one or more of the following sources:

(i) Patient consultation data and associated demographics

(i) Health service patient information management systems

(ii) STI testing, retesting and treatment outcomes Laboratory test result

(ii ) STI templates within patient management systems

(iii) Contact tracing forms

(iv) Laboratory data

• Extracted 6 monthly for all health services

STI prevalence assessment

• Each person attending the clinic aged 16-34 will be offered a STI screening test for all three STIs

(i) Prevalence of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomonas in 16-34 year olds in STRIVE trial clusters

• 50 men and 50 women from each cluster will be included

• Takes place on an annual basis in all health services