https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00001579
Dataset containing information from a prospective HIV vaccine preparedness study in a population of the Uganda police force. All 500 enrolled volunteers received informed consent before enrolment in the study. Data contains baseline demographic and HIV risk data as well as follow up HIV risk data collected quarterly for 1 year.
| Variable label | Variable description |
| idno | Unique identification number |
| vno | Visit number |
| sex | Sex of participant |
| agecd | age group |
| rel | religion |
| edlev | education level |
| marst | marital status |
| dur | duration of residence in the community |
| trav | regular travelling away from home |
| dreho | how often do you drink alcohol |
| drsx | how often do you have sex while drank |
| sgdg | has genital discharge |
| gsrs | has genital ulcer |
| numb_partner | number of sexual partners |
| newpart | has a new sexual partner |
| cond | condom use with the new sexual partner |
| prhiv | do you know any hiv prevention methods |
| prachiv | do you practice any hiv prevention methods |
| nphiv1 | which methods do you practice |
| circum | are you circumcised |
| cncircum | do you intend to get circumcised (men only) |
| syphilis | syphilis status |
| outcome1 | retention status. This refers to whether the participant completed the final visit (1-retained, 0-not retained) |