Screening tool to identify adolescents living with HIV in a community setting in Zimbabwe: A validation study
Bandason, T, Dauya, E, Dakshina, S, McHugh, G, Chonzi, P, Munyati, S, Weiss, HA
, Simms, V, Kranzer, K and Ferrand, RA
(2018).
Screening tool to identify adolescents living with HIV in a community setting in Zimbabwe: A validation study.
[Dataset].
PLOS One.
10.1371/journal.pone.0204891.s001.
, Simms, V, Kranzer, K and Ferrand, RA
(2018).
Screening tool to identify adolescents living with HIV in a community setting in Zimbabwe: A validation study.
[Dataset].
PLOS One.
10.1371/journal.pone.0204891.s001.
A simple cost-effective strategy to pre-screen for targeted HIV testing can have substantial benefit in high burden and resource limited settings. A 4-item (previous hospitalisation, orphanhood, poor health status, and recurring skin problems) screening tool to identify adolescents living with HIV has previously shown high sensitivity in healthcare facility settings. We validated this screening tool in a community setting, in Harare, Zimbabwe in a community-based HIV prevalence survey.
Keywords
HIV, HIV epidemiology, HIV diagnosis and management, Health screening, Adolescents, Health care facilities, Global health, Zimbabwe| Item Type | Dataset |
|---|---|
| Description of data capture | A community-based HIV prevalence survey was conducted among individuals aged 8–17 years with guardian consent and child assent and residing in 7 communities during the period February 2015 to December 2015. Participants without previously diagnosed HIV were evaluated for the probability of having HIV using the screening tool. HIV status was defined using an anonymous HIV test which was done using Oral Mucosal Transudate (OMT). A questionnaire was also administered to ascertain self-reported HIV status and screening tool items. The validity of a 4-item screening tool was tested. Sensitivity and specificity of the screening tool was assessed against the HIV status based on OMT result. |
| Capture method | Questionnaire |
| Date | 2 October 2018 |
| Geographical area covered (offline during plugin upgrade) |
North Latitude East Longitude South Latitude West Longitude -17.6812 31.2608 -17.991 30.8831 |
| Language(s) of written materials | English |
| Creator(s) |
Bandason, T, Dauya, E, Dakshina, S, McHugh, G, Chonzi, P, Munyati, S, Weiss, HA, Simms, V, Kranzer, K and Ferrand, RA
|
| LSHTM Faculty/Department |
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (-2023) Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Clinical Research |
| Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom |
| Funders |
Project Funder Grant Number Funder URI |
| Date Deposited | 08 Mar 2019 12:12 |
| Last Modified | 08 Jul 2021 12:51 |
| Publisher | PLOS One |
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