https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00001971
The dataset was generated as part of a cluster-randomised trial, with group village heads as the unit of randomisation, of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing in Malawi. There are two datasets:
Variable name | Variable Type | Variable description | Answer code | Answer label |
gvhid | byte | Cluster or group village head ID | ||
arm | byte | Study arm | ||
CL-HIVST | Community-led HIV self-testing arm | |||
SOC | Standard of care arm | |||
art_total | float | Number of total ART initiations | ||
art_p1 | float | ART initiations in the first 84 days post-intervention | ||
art_p2 | float | ART initiations in the last 84 days post-intervention | ||
pop | float | Cluster or group village head population |
Variable name | Variable Type | Variable description | Answer code | Answer label |
individ | string | Non-linked participant ID | ||
hhid | string | Non-linked household ID | ||
gvhid | byte | Cluster or group village head ID | ||
arm | byte | Study arm | CL-HIVST | Community-led HIV self-testing arm |
SOC | Standard Of Care arm | |||
Yes | Yes | |||
No | No | |||
evertest | byte | Ever tested | ||
Yes | Yes | |||
No | No | |||
test3mths | byte | Tested in the last three months | ||
Yes | Yes | |||
No | No | |||
test12mths | byte | Tested in the last 12 months | ||
Yes | Yes | |||
No | No | |||
partdisc | byte | Mutual knowledge of HIV status with sexual partner | ||
Yes | Yes | |||
No | No | |||
Blank | Not provided | |||
tasp_score | float | Knowledge of the preventive benefits of HIV treatment score. Low number indicates low number, high number indicates high knowledge. | ||
5-25 | Low to high knowledge | |||
Blank | Not provided | |||
stigmatest_score | float | HIV testing stigma score. A low number indicates low stigma & high number indicates high stigma. | ||
3-18 | Low to high stigma | |||
Blank | Not provided | |||
respsex | byte | Sex | ||
Male | Male | |||
Female | Female | |||
agegroup | byte | Age group | ||
15-17 years | ||||
18-19 years | ||||
20-24 years | ||||
25-39 years | ||||
40-49 years | ||||
50+ years | ||||
literate | byte | Literate | ||
Yes | ||||
No | ||||
Blank | Not provided | |||
muslim | byte | Muslim | ||
Muslim | ||||
Non-Muslim | ||||
ethnic | byte | Ethnicity | ||
Ngoni | ||||
Yao | ||||
Other | ||||
srhealth | byte | Self-rated health status | ||
Poor | ||||
Fair | ||||
Good | ||||
Very good | ||||
Blank | Not provided |