2.4. Site Selection and randomization
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Health facilities were eligible for this study if they were in NMM district, had never received interns from YHA, collaborated with Aurum Institute as a PEPFAR implementing partner, and had a need for three interns (the minimum number of interns that would be placed in a clinic assigned to the intervention group). Twenty eligible facilities were identified and agreed to participate in this study. These facilities were randomized to the control or intervention group at a public randomization event in September 2020 attended by the research team, YHA program staff, facility leaders, and the NMM health district manager. There was no blinding in this study.