https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00001618.
This dataset contains demographic characteristics and other information used to determine the acceptability of genital self-sampling for the detection of Schistosoma DNA in the BILHIV study.
| Variable title | Variable description (1) | Variable description (2) | Response value | Response label |
| DISTRICT | Community A or B | |||
| 1 | Community A | |||
| 2 | Community B | |||
| agegp3 | Participant age group | |||
| 1 | 18-22 | |||
| 2 | 23-26 | |||
| 3 | 27-31 | |||
| BILID | Participant ID number | |||
| LANG | What is your preferred language? | |||
| 0 | English Only | |||
| 5 | Bemba | |||
| 6 | Lozi | |||
| 7 | Tonga | |||
| 8 | Nyanja | |||
| EDU1 | What is your level of education? | |||
| 0 | No schooling | |||
| 1 | Any Primary School | |||
| 3 | Any Secondary school | |||
| 5 | Trade/technical training with or without certificate/diploma | |||
| 6 | Degree or higher | |||
| MARST | What is your marital status? | |||
| 1 | Single | |||
| 2 | Married or living as married | |||
| 3 | Divorced/separated | |||
| 4 | Widowed | |||
| DEMEMP | Are you currently working? | |||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| CH20USE | As a child (i.e. age <10) did you regularly go into (ie swimming, bathing) or use (ie washing, cooking) fresh water outdoors (river, stream, swamp, lake, etc)? | |||
| 0 | No | |||
| 4 | Yes – once weekly | |||
| 6 | Yes – every 1-2 months | |||
| 8 | Yes – every 6-12 months | |||
| H20USE | Do you currently, regularly go into (ie swimming, bathing) or use (ie washing, cooking) fresh water outdoors (river, stream, swamp, lake, etc)? | |||
| 0 | No | |||
| 4 | Yes – once weekly | |||
| 6 | Yes – every 1-2 months | |||
| 8 | Yes – every 6-12 months | |||
| HADBILZ | Have you ever been told before that you have had schistosomiasis or bilharzia? | 0 | No | |
| 1 | Yes | |||
| 2 | Maybe - I don't know or I can't remember | |||
| VSS | I found vaginal self-sampling to be: | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is “very easy” and 4 is “very difficult”). | ||
| 0 | Very Easy | |||
| 1 | Easy | |||
| 2 | Neutral | |||
| 3 | A little difficult | |||
| 4 | Very Difficult | |||
| CSS | I found cervical self-sampling to be: | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is “very easy” and 4 is “very difficult”). | ||
| 0 | Very Easy | |||
| 1 | Easy | |||
| 2 | Neutral | |||
| 3 | A little difficult | |||
| 4 | Very Difficult | |||
| USS | I found urine self-sampling to be: | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is “very easy” and 4 is “very difficult”). | ||
| 0 | Very Easy | |||
| 1 | Easy | |||
| 2 | Neutral | |||
| 3 | A little difficult | |||
| 4 | Very Difficult | |||
| VSSFUT | I would be willing to take a vaginal self-sample in the future. | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is a "strong yes" and 4 is a "strong no"): | ||
| 0 | Strong Yes | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| 2 | Maybe | |||
| 3 | No | |||
| 4 | Strong No | |||
| CSSFUT | I would be willing to take a cervical self-sample in the future. | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is a "strong yes" and 4 is a "strong no"): | ||
| 0 | Strong Yes | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| 2 | Maybe | |||
| 3 | No | |||
| 4 | Strong No | |||
| USSFUT | I would be willing to take a urine self-sample in the future. | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is a "strong yes" and 4 is a "strong no"): | ||
| 0 | Strong Yes | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| 2 | Maybe | |||
| 3 | No | |||
| 4 | Strong No | |||
| RECSS | I would recommend self-sampling to my friends. | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is a "strong yes" and 4 is a "strong no"): | ||
| 0 | Strong Yes | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| 2 | Maybe | |||
| 3 | No | |||
| 4 | Strong No | |||
| VSSPAINFUL | Self-collecting a vaginal swab was painful. | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is a "strong yes" and 4 is a "strong no"): | ||
| 0 | Strong Yes | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| 2 | Maybe | |||
| 3 | No | |||
| 4 | Strong No | |||
| CSSPAINFUL | Self-collecting a cervical swab was painful. | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is a "strong yes" and 4 is a "strong no"): | ||
| 0 | Strong Yes | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| 2 | Maybe | |||
| 3 | No | |||
| 4 | Strong No | |||
| SSWORRY | I am confident I collected the specimens properly. | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is a "strong yes" and 4 is a "strong no"): | ||
| 0 | Strong Yes | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| 2 | Maybe | |||
| 3 | No | |||
| 4 | Strong No | |||
| VSSCONF | I feel confident I collected a sample from my vagina. | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is a "strong yes" and 4 is a "strong no"): | ||
| 0 | Strong Yes | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| 2 | Maybe | |||
| 3 | No | |||
| 4 | Strong No | |||
| CSSCONF | I feel confident I collected a sample from my cervix. | Please use the scale to rate your experience with sampling at home. The scale is 0 to 4 (0 is a "strong yes" and 4 is a "strong no"): | ||
| 0 | Strong Yes | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| 2 | Maybe | |||
| 3 | No | |||
| 4 | Strong No | |||
| PREF | Do you prefer to take your samples at home, or would you prefer to take samples at the clinic? | |||
| 0 | Clinic | |||
| 1 | Home | |||
| prefhomec | I prefer doing samples at home because It is more convenient | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefhometransport | I prefer doing samples at home because I don't have transportation to go to the clinic | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefhomechild | I prefer doing samples at home because I don't have childcare to go to the clinic | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefhomework | I prefer doing samples at home because I need to work and can't go to the clinic | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefhomeother | I prefer doing samples at home because Other reason that going to the clinic is not convenient for me | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefhomeprivacy | I prefer doing samples at home because I have more privacy at home | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefhomeeasy | I prefer doing samples at home because It is easier to sample at home | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefcliprivacy | I prefer having samples performed in the clinic because I don't have privacy at home | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefclidisc | I prefer having samples performed in the clinic because I had discomfort with collecting my own samples | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefcliunsure | I prefer having samples performed in the clinic because I was unsure if I did the sampling properly | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefclisupervise | I prefer having samples performed in the clinic because I'd like more supervision | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected | |||
| prefcliother | I prefer having samples performed in the clinic because of another reason | |||
| 0 | Not Selected | |||
| 1 | Selected |