Data for: “The presence of hemoglobin in cervicovaginal lavage is not associated with genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women from the BILHIV study” – User Guide

Permanent identifier

10.17037/DATA.00002983

Description

Urine reagent strips (URS) are useful for estimating S. haematobium prevalence. Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) occurs as a complication of S. haematobium infection and is associated with cervical mucosal changes. This study evaluates URS in cervicovaginal lavage for FGS diagnosis. The dataset for this study is an anonymized dataset of 209 female participants who gave informed consent to participate in the bilharzia and HIV (BILHIV) study. The BILHIV study was a cross-sectional study nested in HPTN 071 (PopART), a cluster randomized trial to measure the impact of an HIV-1 combination prevention package The dataset contains variables on sociodemographic information as well as FGS and schistosomiasis status.

Data collection methods

Data Capture Methods: Interview: face-to-face

The home visit included assessment of eligibility, a questionnaire, genital self-sampling (cervical and vaginal) and a single urine specimen. Questionnaire data were captured on tablets using Open Data Kit.

Geographic regions

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Key dates

• Data Collection Period: 8 January 2018 - 31 August 2018
• Study closed for enrolment: 31 August 2018
• Date of paper completion: June 28 2022
• Date of dataset submission: 30 June 2022

Quality controls

Internal monitoring in the BILHIV study included monitoring for proper informed consent documentation/records, eligibility criteria, and data quality. Regular data quality control took place throughout the BILHIV study.

Population

Eligible women were 18-31 years, not pregnant, sexually active, and resident in one of two urban communities that participated in HPTN 071 (PopART) in Livingstone, Zambia.

Privacy

The data have been de-identified and anonymised. Additionally, variables with rare outcomes have been data-reduced to limit participant identification. Any data kept electronically are password protected on the LSHTM secure server or on an encrypted computer.

Ethics

The study was approved by the University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (011-08-17), the Zambia National Health Research Authority and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Ethics Committee (14506). Permission to conduct the study was given by Livingstone District Health Office and the Livingstone Central Hospital superintendent.

Keywords

Female genital schistosomiasis, Schistosoma haematobium, cervicovaginal lavage, hemoglobin, hematuria

Language of written material

English

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