Intervention | Description | Impact modelling | Core activities costed | Annual intervention activity costs | Enablers costed | Annual enabler costs | ||||
Implementation | Reduction in transmission in clinics | Reduction in community-wide incident TB 2021–203 | Clinic 1 | Clinic 2 | Clinic 1 | Clinic 2 | ||||
1: Improving ventilation by opening doors and windows | Clinical staff members are assigned to check that clinic windows and doors are open throughout the day | Assume that all doors and windows in the clinic are kept open at all times | 55% (IQR 25%–72%) | 5.3% (range 1.3%–12.5%) | One clinical staff member doing a round of the clinic every hour | 14 526 | 5810 | 1-day training for all clinical staff every 3 years and intensified supervision from district. Electric heaters/fans to ensure thermal comfort. | 2645 | 1603 |
2: Building retrofits | Modifications to building structure to improve air flow | An undefined package of retrofits sufficient to increase air changes per hour to a minimum of 2 in all rooms | 45% (IQR 16%–64%) | 4.3% (0.8%–11.2%) | Raising roof of waiting area, installing turbine ventilators and lattice brickwork | 1232 | 412 | None | 0 | 0 |
3: UVGI | Overhead ultraviolet germicidal irradiation lamps in clinic spaces | Assume that appropriate and well-maintained UVGI systems are installed in all areas | 77% (IQR 64%–85%) | 7.4% (3.2–14.7%) | UV lights installation, maintenance, calibration and electricity | 8232 | 4025 | One-day training for all clinical staff every 3 years | 3544 | 1103 |
4: Surgical mask wearing for patients and N95 respirators for staff | Surgical masks are provided for clinic attendees and fitted N95 respirators for clinical staff | Assume that 70% of all clinic attendees wear surgical masks 90% of the time, and clinic staff wear N95 masks 50% of the time | 47% (IQR 42%–50%) | 4.5% (2.1%–8.8%) | One N95 respirator per staff member every five shifts, fitted annually (50% coverage). One surgical mask per patient per visit (70% coverage) | Staff: 13 675 Patients: 5682 | Staff: 4103 Patients: 2841 | One-day training for all clinical staff every 3 years. Free leaflet for one in ten patients disseminated around clinic | 3820 | 1241 |
5: Maximising use of existing CCMDD facilities | Drug pick-up points for chronic patients that are external to clinics (eg, private pharmacies) | Assume that virally supressed HIV patients (~92% of patients on ART) can have their ART appointments reduced to once every 6 months, with the rest needing monthly appointments | 22% (IQR 12%–32%) | 3.4% (0.7%–8.7%) | None | – | – | Half-day training for staff involved in implementation every 3 years. Once-off community workshops. | 3201 | 1981 |
6: Queue management system | Patients are triaged and directed to wait outside in an open space until their name is called | Assume that only 15–30 patients are allowed to wait inside the clinic at a time, with the rest waiting in a large, covered, well ventilated outside waiting area | 83% (IQR 76%–88%) | 8.0% (3.8%–15.2%) | One nurse triaging patients and one lay staff member directing queues | 3008 | 1504 | Half-day training for staff involved in implementation every 3 years and intensified supervision from district. Once-off community workshops. Covered outdoor waiting area. | 3269 | 2048 |
7: Appointments system | Appointment slots are assigned throughout the day for different patient groups and longer waiting times if no appointment | Assume that all adult chronic patients and a proportion of adult acute patients can given appointments, with their appointment times spaced throughout the day | 62% (IQR 45%–75%) | 5.9% (2.2%–12.9%) | 1 hour per day for clerk to preretrieve files and record appointments. One hour for public awareness messaging in waiting area | 4426 | 2951 | Half-day training for staff involved in implementation every 3 years. Once-off community workshops. | 6401 | 5139 |
.ART, antiretroviral therapy; CMDD, Central Chronic Medicines Dispensing and Distribution; M&E, monitoring and evaluation; TB, tuberculosis; UVGI, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.