No specific auditing has been planned for external supervision of trial conduct.
CP participated in study design and coordination, supervision of experimental conduct and analysis, interpretation of results, drafting and revision of the manuscript, and approved the final version.
LO participated in study design and supervision of experimental conduct and analysis, interpretation of results, drafting and revision of the manuscript, and approved the final version.
FK participated in study design and coordination, supervision of experimental conduct and analysis, drafting and revision of the manuscript, and approved the final version.
WFP, WJ, BMB, PB, CMC, AC, DMC, DD, BH, AH, PJB, BK, PL, RMN, and JWS (all authors) were responsible for data collection and supervision of the conduct of the study.
Topics included contact registration, data input requirements for each form, GPS position collection, and form submission. Upon completion of the ToT, trainers were divided into pairs based on geographic area of supervision to conduct 2-day trainings with contact tracers and close supervisors.
Guidelines and tools for supervision included instructions for conducting supervision, namely rules of conducting supervision meetings, checklists for supervisory visits, work planning action sheets, do's and don'ts of supervision, self-assessments of supervisors' competencies, tips on delegation, a feedback mechanism, and conflict resolution.
EM will carry out eligibility and baseline assessments; training and supervision of students conducting treatment will be completed by EM and PM; collection of data including post assessments, intra-rater and inter-rater reliability and treatment fidelity will be completed by EM.
Some of the strategies suggested for interventions include greater health systems accountability, policy and regulatory approaches, training and supportive supervision, ethical codes of conduct, and community-level awareness programs for women [ 45, 48, 49].
"Unless there is a settlement or Supreme Court review, there will be close and ongoing court supervision of Microsoft's conduct in the future".
