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Table 2 Eligibility criteria

From: Feasibility of a cluster randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of peer–led health education interventions to increase uptake of retinal examination for diabetic retinopathy in Kirinyaga, Kenya: a pilot trial

Eligibility criteria for participants

Eligibility criteria for peer supporters

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

Age > 18 years

Age > 18 years

Member of a diabetes support group

Member of a diabetes support group

Will reside in the county for the next 12 months

Will reside in the county for the next 12 months

Has a mobile phone

Has a mobile phone

Willing to participate in the study

Willing to participate in the study

Has not had a screening exam in the last 12 months

Willing to be a peer educator

Willing to commit 2 days for training

Willing to commit many hours to peer support work

Fluent in Kikuyu or Kiswahili

Has had a screening exam in the preceding 12 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

 Already attending DR screening

On treatment for DR

 On treatment for DR

Has a debilitating illness

 Has a debilitating illness