Trachoma prevalence and age-specific prevalence of anti-Pgp3 antibodies from Lower River Region and Upper River Region, The Gambia

Migchelsen, S and Mabey, D. 2017. Trachoma prevalence and age-specific prevalence of anti-Pgp3 antibodies from Lower River Region and Upper River Region, The Gambia. [Online]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.130.

Migchelsen, S and Mabey, D. Trachoma prevalence and age-specific prevalence of anti-Pgp3 antibodies from Lower River Region and Upper River Region, The Gambia [Internet]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; 2017. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.130.

Migchelsen, S and Mabey, D (2017). Trachoma prevalence and age-specific prevalence of anti-Pgp3 antibodies from Lower River Region and Upper River Region, The Gambia. [Data Collection]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.130.

Methods

Description of data capture

Demographic data was collected in the field, with the assistance of local health workers and trained trachoma examiners. Dried blood spot samples were analysed using an ELISA specific for antibodies against Pgp3. Samples were assayed at LSHTM. Analyses were completed at LSHTM on 13 June 2016. Data export produced on 21st Jan 2017

Data capture method

Field observation: Participant, Lab observation: Participant, Measurements and tests

Data Collection Period

From	To
February 2014	April 2014

Date (Date submitted to LSHTM repository)

21 January 2017

Geographical area covered (offline during plugin upgrade)

North Latitude	East Longitude	South Latitude	West Longitude
13.4432	-15.3095	13.4428	-15.3101

Language(s) of written materials

English

People & Groups

Data Creators	Migchelsen, S and Mabey, D
LSHTM Faculty/Department	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Clinical Research
Participating Institutions	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Projects

Funders

Project	Funder	Grant Number	Funder URI
UNSPECIFIED	Wellcome Trust	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED

Additional Information

Date Deposited	01 Feb 2017 10:39
Last Modified	09 Jul 2021 11:22
Publisher	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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Data / Code

Gambia_data_SCR Download

Filename: Gambia_data_SCR.txt

Description: Tab-delimited dataset containing basic demographic data (age, gender, ethnicity, region), as well as clinical data from examination for trachoma and serology data generated from a Pgp3-specific ELISA

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