10.17037/DATA.00003363
These are data collected during a baseline survey for the creating demand for fishermen’s schistosomiasis HIV services (FISH) cluster-randomized trial in Mangochi, Malawi. The data include socio-demographic characteristics as well as self-reported HIV testing, HIV treatment, schistosomiasis treatment and willingness to attend a beach clinic offered in a context of a study.
The FISH Baseline dataset has been processed to remove / disguise information that may identify study participants. Further granularity is provided in the controlled access dataset.
| Variable name | Variable label | Answer label | Answer code | Variable type |
| pid | Participant ID | Numeric | ||
| cid | Cluster ID | Numeric | ||
| age | How old are you? | Numeric | ||
| lit | Are you able to read a newspaper or a letter? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| NULL | Missing value | |||
| edu | What is the highest level of schooling you have attended? | Numeric | ||
| 1 | Never been to school | |||
| 2 | Primary | |||
| 3 | Secondary no MSCE | |||
| 4 | Secondary with MSCE | |||
| 5 | Tertiary | |||
| testb4 | Have you ever tested for HIV? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| NULL | Missing value | |||
| test12m | Have you tested for HIV in the last 12 months? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| NULL | Missing value | |||
| vmmc | Did you undergo voluntary medical male circumcision? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No circumcision | |||
| 1 | Traditional | |||
| 2 | Medical circumcision | |||
| NULL | Missing value | |||
| pzq | Have you ever taken praziquantel? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| NULL | Missing value | |||
| pzq12m | Have you taken praziquantel in the last 12 months? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| NULL | Missing value | |||
| hiv_died | Do you know a friend or a relative who died of HIV? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| NULL | Missing values | |||
| genh | How would you rate your general health? | Numeric | ||
| 1 | Excellent | |||
| 2 | Good | |||
| 3 | Fair | |||
| 4 | Poor | |||
| NULL | Missing value | |||
| beach_hiv | Would you be willing to attend a beach clinic offering HIV services? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| NULL | Missing value | |||
| beach_sch | Would you be willing to attend a beach clinic offering schistosomiasis services? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| NULL | Missing values | |||
| beach | Would you be willing to attend a beach clinic offering both HIV and schistosomiasis services? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| NULL | Missing value |
The controlled access dataset contains the following additional variables. Participants that were coded as ’66 or over’ in the open dataset are represented as exact age in the controlled dataset.
| Variable name | Variable label | Answer label | Answer code | Variable type |
| age | How old are you? | Numeric | ||
| mstat | What is your current marital status? | Numeric | ||
| 1 | Divorced | |||
| 2 | Separated | |||
| 3 | Widowed | |||
| 4 | Never married | |||
| 5 | Married | |||
| 8 | Refused to answer | |||
| 9 | Don't know | |||
| art | Are you currently receiving antiretroviral treatment against HIV? | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| NULL | Missing value | |||
| art_vmmc_pzq12m | Composite of ART and VMMC last 12 months | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes | |||
| art_pzq12m | Composite of ART and praziquantel last 12 months | Numeric | ||
| 0 | No | |||
| 1 | Yes |