A description of this dataset is available at https://doi.org/10.17037/data.00000980.
| No. | Variable | Description | Values | Value definition | Details where variable is composite |
| 1 | h_comid | Identifier for a community | 1,2,3,4 | Community number | |
| 2 | hivst | Codes if the observation was living in a zone where self-testing was offered or not | 0 | Self-testing was not offered | |
| 1 | Self-testing was offered | ||||
| 3 | agegroup2 | Indicates age range of the observation (4 categories) | 1 | 16-19 years old | |
| 2 | 20-24 years old | ||||
| 3 | 25-29 years old | ||||
| 4 | 30+ years old | ||||
| 4 | QMM_SEX | Sex of the observation | 1 | Male | |
| 2 | Female | ||||
| 5 | rd3_resident | Categorizes what we know of the individual in terms of previous participation, HIV-status and residency | R1&R2 resident, did not participate R1/R2 | Was resident in that zone in round 1 and/or round 2 of the intervention, but did not participate in either round | |
| R1/R2 HIV+ SR | Participated in the intervention in round 1 and/or round 2 and self-reported HIV-positive in one or both rounds | ||||
| R2 HIV+ ND | Participated in the intervention in round 2 and was newly diagnosed (tested) HIV-positive by CHiPs in round 2 | ||||
| R1/R2 HIV- | Participated in the intervention in round 1 and/or round 2 and was tested HIV-negative by CHiPs in one or both rounds, and did not self-report or test HIV+ in either round | ||||
| R1/R2 Not tested | Participated in the intervention in round 1 and/or round 2 but declined the offer of HIV-testing by CHiPs and did not self-report HIV-positive | ||||
| R2 not resident/<15y | Was not resident in that zone in round 2, or was aged <15 years at the time of round 2 | ||||
| R2 (notR1) resident, not participated R2 | Was resident in that zone in round 2, but was not resident in that zone in round 1, and did not participate in round 2 | ||||
| 6 | how_knows_status | Categorizes whether the individual participated during the study, and if yes, whether they accepted HIV testing or self-reported their HIV-positive status; if accepted testing, how they learnt their HIV status (RDT or HIVST) | Did not consent to participate. Author clarification: This indicates that the respondent did not ask for any POPART Services | Did not consent to participate during the HIVST study period | Combines participated, ind4c, accepted testing, RDT only and oralst_ variables by type |
| Consented to participate, did not accept HIV testing & did not self-report HIV+ | Consented to participate, did not self-report HIV positive and did not accept any HIV testing | ||||
| Consented to participate, self-report HIV+ | Consented to participate, self-report HIV positive | ||||
| Consented to participate, testing with RDT only | Consented to participate, did not self-report HIV positive and learnt their HIV status through RDT | ||||
| Consented to participate, supervised HIVST initially | Consented to participate, did not self-report HIV positive and learnt their HIV status through supervised HIVST initially | ||||
| Consented to participate, unsupervised HIVST initially | Consented to participate, did not self-report HIV positive and learnt their HIV status through unsupervised HIVST initially | ||||
| Consented to participate, second. distribution HIVST initially | Consented to participate, did not self-report HIV positive and learnt their HIV status through secondary distribution HIVST | ||||
Note: for variables knows_hiv_status to oralstwhy_other the variables are coded as num_variablename (the numerator for the variable) and denom_variablename (denominator of the variable) |
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| 7 | knows_hiv_status | Primary outcome: whether individual self-reports HIV-positive status to the CHiP or accepts an offer of HIV testing (RDT or oral HIVST) | 0 | Declined participation, or accepted participation but did not self-report HIV-positive and declined the offer of HIV-testing | Combines participated; accepted_testing and ind4c |
| 1 | Participated in the intervention and recorded as self-reported HIV-positive or accepted HIV-testing | ||||
| 8 | participated | Indicates whether individual accepted (consented to) the intervention among all individuals enumerated | 0 | Did not consent to participate in the intervention among those enumerated | |
| 1 | Consented to participate in the intervention among those enumerated | ||||
| 9 | eligible_testing | Whether eligible for HIV testing, among individuals consenting to participate | 0 | Not eligible for HIV testing (because self-reports HIV-positive) | Combines participated and ind4c. Measured among those who consented to participate |
| 1 | Eligible for HIV testing | ||||
| 10 | accepted_testing | Indicates if HIV-testing (RDT or Oral ST) was accepted (among those eligible for an offer of HIV testing) | 0 | Declined the offer of HIV-testing | Combines oralst_any and RDT_only among those eligible for testing (*3 individuals later found to have already known their HIV-positive status prior to the study period) |
| 1 | Accepted the offer of HIV-testing | ||||
| 11 | RDT_result | Result of finger-prick HIV test | 0 | HIV negative | |
| 1 | HIV positive | ||||
| 12 | ind4c | Whether self-reports HIV-positive status to the CHiP | 0 | Does not self-report HIV positive | |
| 1 | Self-reports HIV positive | ||||
| 13 | ind4 | Result of HIV test | 0 | Tested HIV negative | |
| 1 | Tested HIV positive | ||||
| 14 | RDT_only (relevant for HIVST zones only) | Whether individual only did finger-prick HIV test | 0 | No, did HIVST initially | Combines RDT_result, oralst_any and accepted_testing; the numerator excludes individuals who did any type oral HIVST and denominator restricted to individuals who accepted HIV testing |
| 1 | Yes, only tested with RDT | ||||
| 15 | oralst_any | Whether did any oral HIVST | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 16 | oralst_absent | Whether did a secondary distribution oral HIVST | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 17 | oralst_supervised | Whether did supervised oral HIVST | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 18 | oralst_unsupervised | Whether did unsupervised oral HIVST | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 19 | oralst_absent_seen | Whether individual who did secondary distirbution oral HIVST was subsequently met in person by the CHiP | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 20 | ind4_oralst_supervised | Result of supervised oral HIVST | 0 | Tested HIV negative | |
| 1 | Tested HIV positive | ||||
| 21 | ind4_oralst_unsupervised | Result of unsupervised oral HIVST | 0 | Tested HIV negative | |
| 1 | Tested HIV positive | ||||
| 22 | ind4_oralst_absent | Result of secondary distribution oral HIVST | 0 | Tested HIV negative | |
| 1 | Tested HIV positive | ||||
| 23 | hivcare_173006 | Whether individual was in HIV care according to latest follow-up information as of 30 June 2017 (restricted to individuals who tested HIV-positive during the HIVST study period, and were still resident in the same CHiP zone at the end of June 2017). In care is yes if the individual reported they had ever registered for HIV Care and attended the clinic for HIV care in the previous 12 months | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 24 | ind4a | Whether individual was known to be HIV-positive at the end of the study period | 0 | Not known HIV-positive status | |
| 1 | Known HIV-positive status | ||||
| 25 | oralstwhy_noneedles | One reason individual opted for HIVST was because they don't like needles | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 26 | oralstwhy_testalone | One reason individual opted for HIVST was because they want to test alone, without CHiP | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 27 | oralstwhy_busy | One reason individual opted for HIVST was because they are too busy now, wants to test later | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 28 | oralstwhy_tryhivst | One reason individual opted for HIVST was because they want to try new way of testing | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 29 | oralstwhy_testwithpartner | One reason individual opted for HIVST was because they want to test with partner | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||
| 30 | oralstwhy_other | Other reason why opted for HIVST | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | ||||