[Greer]

IPM have an overarching framework which guides all of the community engagement activities. Each trial site uses this template to guide the development of their local community engagement plans which covers issues of how to recruit, provide ongoing support and retain participants over time. The plan takes into account previous phases of preparatory research, human rights principles, learnings from similar studies, community feedback and local community service provider knowledge. Additionally certain key groups of community members are singled out to engage e,g, traditional healers, male partners, men in general. Each site will also add on to the prioritised stakeholders to incorporate their local contexts and community influencers. This approach allows for differentiated strategies that can be applied according to local context and allows for ease of decision making, while still adhering to a common goal overall.