AHRI.Motivation and preferences for community-based sexually transmitted infection screening among adolescents and young adults:Qualitative interviews, 2024
South Africa, 2024
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AHRI.Community.based.STI.2004
AHRI.Motivation and preferences for community-based sexually transmitted infection screening among adolescents and young adults:Qualitative interviews, 2024
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | ZA |
An unformatted summary describing the purpose, nature, and scope of the data collection, special characteristics of its contents, major subject areas covered, and what questions the PIs attempted to answer when they conducted the study. A listing of major variables in the study is important here.
In-depth individual interviews were conducted to assess various domains regarding young people's preferences for access to sexually transmitted infection (STI) care. The interviews were conducted with adolescents and young adults, peer navigators, and nurses; the latter employed by the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI). Interviews covered several domains relating to STIs - existing knowledge, sources of information, cultural beliefs, prior experiences, preferences for accessing STI screening programs.
De-identified interview transcripts.
Individual transcripts.
Version
v1.0.0
Scope
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Sexually transmitted diseases,Sexual health,Qualitative research,Rural population,South Africa | Africa Health Research Institute | www.ahri.org |
Coverage
AHRI's Population Intervention Programme Study Area (PIPSA) situated in uMkhanyakude district KwaZulu-Natal province which is approximately 200km north of Durban. The area is approximately 845km2 in size and since 2017, the area has been expanded in to include the area which was formerly used for a cluster randomised trial on treatment as a prevention(TasP).
A) Adolescents and young adults ages 16 to 30 years who provided informed consent and completed an interview
B) Adults trained and working as peer navigators for AHRI at the time of the interview, who provided informed consent and completed an interview
C) Adult research nurses, trained and employed by AHRI at the time of the interview, who provided informed consent and completed an interview
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Jana, Jarolimova | Brown University Health |
| Maryam, Shahmanesh | Africa Health Research Institute |
| Name |
|---|
| Africa Health Research Institute |
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. National Institutes of Health | NIH | Funder |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Zandile Mthethwa | AHRI | Data collection |
| Sibongiseni Xulu | AHRI | Data collection |
| Khethokuhle Nkosi | AHRI | Project management |
Sampling
Purposive sample of adolescents and young adults; convenience samples of peer navigators and nurses
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-01 | 2024-12-31 |
Data processing
Interviews were audio recorded and manually transcribed, then translated from isiZulu to English. Interviews were fully de-identified.
Data Access
Access to the data requires accurate completion of the online data access application form accessible on the AHRI Data repository(https://data.ahri.org/). Data users are required to abide by the data use conditions stipulated on the application for access to the data. Failure to do so may result in their data access privileges being revoked by the Data Custodian. In order to recognise the effort and intellectual contributions of AHRI investigators in producing and curating the data, users of AHRI data must acknowledge the source of the data and abide by the terms and conditions under which the data is accessed and must cite the dataset in publication using the citation provided as part of this documentation. All analytical datasets published on the AHRI Data Repository are assigned digital object identifier (DOIs) and the DOIs can be found on the Data Repository under Study Description tab - Access policy. AHRI data users are required to always cite the dataset using the relevant DOI.
Jarolimova, J., & Maryam, M. (2025). AHRI.Motivation and preferences for community-based sexually transmitted infection screening among adolescents and young adults:Qualitative interviews, 2024. Africa Health Research Institute.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23664/AHRI.COMMUNITY.BASED.STI.2004
Metadata production
DDI.Community.based.STI.2004
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Africa Health Research Institute | AHRI |