Baseline data for the fishermen’s schistosomiasis and HIV services (FISH) cluster randomized trial in Mangochi, Malawi – Data Codebook

Permanent identifier

10.17037/DATA.00003363

Description

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.

FISH baseline data – Open dataset

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  

FISH baseline data – Controlled dataset

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