ZENITH spirometry of older children and adolescents living with HIV in Zimbabwe - User Guide

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Data Description

This dataset contains spirometry measurement data collected from children and adolescents living with perinatal HIV. Participants were instructed to take a deep breath and breathe out as much air as quickly as possible into a spirometer. Spirometry measurement tests were repeated approximately every 6 months for up to 3 years.

Data Collection Methods

The participant was instructed to take a deep breath and breathe out as much air as quickly as possible into a spirometer. A respiratory medicine specialist assessed the traces for quality and selected the best trace. Z-scores were calculated using the GLI2020 references.

Geographic regions

Zimbabwe

Key dates

Spirometry assessment performed between Jan 2013 - June 2016

Ethics

Zenith trial approved by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ethics committee.

Keywords

HIV, Adolescents, Lung, Spirometry

Language of written material

English

Project title

Zimbabwe study for Enhancing Testing and Improving Treatment of HIV in Children (ZENITH) randomized controlled trial

Funder/Sponsor

Wellcome Trust (grant ID: 095878/Z/11/Z)

Data Creators

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