Table 1 Summary of how training was delivered in each participating country

Institution type

Remote primary care health service (funded by Northern Territory Government)

Primary care clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town (the second largest township in South Africa)

Regional hospital with STI clinic in the city of Escuintla

HIV and STI clinic, from the Ministry of Health, in the city of Guatemala

Centre de formation et de depistage anonyme et gratuit (CIDAG) (Anonymous and free screening centre)

Association de Lutte contre le Sida (ALCS) Rabat (Moroccan non-government organisation fighting against HIV/AIDS)

Number of operators conducting patient testing

1

5

1

1

3

Operator profession

Regional Sexual Health Co-ordinator

Professional nurses

Lab technician

Lab technician

Physicians

Level of experience with GeneXpert prior to training

None

None

None

Experience from a prior study

None

Duration of training:

4 h

Over three days

4 h

4 h (3 theoretical, 1 practical)

2 days

Assessment of training

Written and practical

Written and practical

Written and practical

Written and practical

Written and practical

Who delivered training?

ICPOCT senior scientist

Local Cepheid technical expert

Local Cepheid representative for the GeneXpert (Labymed); delivered in-person

Local Cepheid representative for the GeneXpert (Labymed); delivered on-line

Local Cepheid representative for the GeneXpert

POC Scientist (Principal investigator [PI] for study)

Health literacy of operators

No translation of resources required

No translation of resources required

Resources translated from English to Spanish

Resources translated from English to Spanish

Resources translated from English to French

Duration of testing during the project

17 months (June 2018 to Nov 2019)

17 months (Oct 2018 to March 2020)

2 months (Jan 2020 to Feb 2020)

6 months (Oct 2022 to Apr 2023)

24 months (Jan 2020 to Jan 2022)