https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.201
The Friendship Bench trial is a cluster-randomised trial of the effect of problem-solving therapy training for lay workers on symptoms of common mental disorders among clinic attenders in Harare, Zimbabwe. This dataset enables replication of analysis for a paper on suicidal ideation, but has undergone anonymisation process to protect study participants. 12 primary care clinics in Harare were randomised 1:1 to intervention or control. In each clinic, 24 participants were enrolled who were: visiting the clinic (either for their own health needs or accompanying someone else); aged 18 or over; living locally; and screened positive for common mental disorder symptoms. Outcomes were measured after 6 months. 86% of participants were women, 42% were HIV positive and 91% completed follow-up.
An update to this dataset has been published: https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00001515
| Variable name | Variable label | Min | Max | Number | Answer label | Answer code | Variable type |
| blpid | baseline personal ID | 2040901 | 1422271119 | 286 | Open ended | Numeric | |
| sex | sex | 1 | 2 | 286 | Numeric | ||
| Male | 1 | ||||||
| Female | 2 | ||||||
| clinic | Clinic name | 3 | 14 | 286 | Numeric | ||
| Mt Pleasant | 1 | ||||||
| Hatifeld | 2 | ||||||
| Avondale | 3 | ||||||
| Borrowdale | 4 | ||||||
| Mabelreign | 5 | ||||||
| Sunningdale | 6 | ||||||
| Waterfalls | 7 | ||||||
| Glenview Poly | 8 | ||||||
| Kuwadzana | 9 | ||||||
| Warren Park | 19 | ||||||
| Glen Norah | 11 | ||||||
| Glenview satellite | 12 | ||||||
| Mabvuku Poly | 13 | ||||||
| Western Triangle | 14 | ||||||
| Arcadia | 15 | ||||||
| Malborough | 16 | ||||||
| Dzivarasekwa | 17 | ||||||
| Highfields | 18 | ||||||
| Rutsanana | 19 | ||||||
| Budiriro Poly | 20 | ||||||
| Kambuzuma Poly | 21 | ||||||
| Mabvuku Satellite | 22 | ||||||
| Mufakose | 23 | ||||||
| Belvedere | 24 | ||||||
| marital | Marital status | 1 | 4 | 285 | Numeric | ||
| married/cohabiting | 1 | ||||||
| divorced/separated | 2 | ||||||
| widowed | 3 | ||||||
| single | 4 | ||||||
| employ | Employment status | 1 | 7 | 284 | Numeric | ||
| unemployed | 1 | ||||||
| full time permanent job | 2 | ||||||
| part-time permanent job | 3 | ||||||
| casual labour | 4 | ||||||
| self-employed | 5 | ||||||
| looking for work | 6 | ||||||
| not looking for work | 7 | ||||||
| other | 8 | ||||||
| income | Main income source | 1 | 6 | 284 | Numeric | ||
| own business | 1 | ||||||
| salary/wage | 2 | ||||||
| partner | 3 | ||||||
| family | 4 | ||||||
| no income | 5 | ||||||
| other | 6 | ||||||
| kids16 | Children under 16 at home | 0 | 1 | 284 | Numeric | ||
| No | 0 | ||||||
| Yes | 1 | ||||||
| numkids | Number of children | 1 | 5 | 228 | Open ended | Numeric | |
| chronic | Suffer chronic illness | 0 | 1 | 284 | Numeric | ||
| No | 0 | ||||||
| Yes | 1 | ||||||
| hungry | Go to sleep hungry | 0 | 1 | 284 | Numeric | ||
| No | 0 | ||||||
| Yes | 1 | ||||||
| skipmeal | Skip meals | 0 | 1 | 284 | Numeric | ||
| No | 0 | ||||||
| Yes | 1 | ||||||
| numskip | How often meals missed | 1 | 4 | 107 | Numeric | ||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 to 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 to 10 | 3 | ||||||
| Above 10 | 4 | ||||||
| status | Knowledge of HIV status | 1 | 2 | 284 | Numeric | ||
| yes | 1 | ||||||
| no | 2 | ||||||
| declined to reply | 9 | ||||||
| hiv | HIV status | 1 | 9 | 284 | Numeric | ||
| positive | 1 | ||||||
| negative | 2 | ||||||
| declined to reply | 9 | ||||||
| ssq_total | SSQ score at baseline | 9 | 14 | 284 | Open ended | Numeric | |
| agegp | Age group | 1 | 4 | 285 | Numeric | ||
| 18 to 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 25 to 34 | 2 | ||||||
| 35 to 44 | 3 | ||||||
| 45 or above | 4 | ||||||
| educgp | Education level grouped | 1 | 3 | 284 | Numeric | ||
| less than primary | 1 | ||||||
| primary completed | 2 | ||||||
| at least secondary | 3 | ||||||
| marstat | Marital status grouped | 1 | 3 | 285 | Numeric | ||
| married/cohabiting | 1 | ||||||
| divorced/separated/widowed | 2 | ||||||
| single | 3 | ||||||
| redflag | Red flag for suicidal ideation (SSQ score>11 and answered yes to question on suicidality) | 0 | 1 | 286 | Numeric | ||
| No | 0 | ||||||
| Yes | 1 | ||||||
| arm | Trial arm | 0 | 1 | 286 | Numeric | ||
| Control | 0 | ||||||
| Intervention | 1 | ||||||
| ssq_total_6m | SSQ score at 6 months | 0 | 14 | 260 | Open ended | Numeric | |
| redflag_6m | Red flag for suicidal ideation at 6 months | 0 | 1 | 277 | Numeric | ||
| No | 0 | ||||||
| Yes | 1 |