Identification
Survey ID number
AHRI.AMETHIST.RDS.Clinical.Data
Title
AMETHIST RDS Clinical Data
Country
| Name |
Country code |
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South Africa |
ZA |
Abstract
AMETHIST is a study of Adapted Microplanning to Eliminate Transmissible HIV in Sex Transactions. In South Africa, the study examined how the AMETHIST model could be translated to a rural KwaZulu-Natal setting with less established clinical services for female sex workers. The work began with rapid participatory mapping to identify where, when and how sex work takes place, followed by a respondent-driven sampling bio-behavioural survey and clinical-service follow-up.
Study Aim: To investigate translation of AMETHIST to rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; to understand HIV risks and service needs among female sex workers; and to inform delivery, impact and cost-effectiveness of HIV prevention and related clinical services.
Specific Objectives:
- Describe the prevalence and patterns of sex work in the study setting, including how sex work is defined and organised.
- Understand sexual risk across and along the sex-work life course, including transitions into and out of sex work.
- Assess unmet health needs among female sex workers.
- Determine how to deliver the AMETHIST intervention in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Kind of Data
Clinical Management, service follow-up, counselling, point-of-care testing, laboratory-review and visit-scheduling data linked to an RDS bio-behavioural study
Unit of Analysis
Participant visit/event record. A participant may contribute one initial visit and one or more follow-up visit records.
Scope
Topics
| Topic |
Vocabulary |
URI |
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Adolescents; young adults; HIV infections/prevention & control; South Africa/epidemiology; sexual health; PrEP; HIV prevention; STI testing; clinical management. |
Africa Health Research Institute |
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Keywords
Female sex workers, HIV prevention, sexual reproductive health, respondent-driven sampling, STI testing, PrEP, ART, clinical management, hard-to-reach populations.
Access policy
Access conditions
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.
Citation requirements
Mazibuko, L., Dreyer, J., Mkwanazi, N., & Shahmanesh, M. (2026). AMETHIST RDS Clinical Data [Data set]. Africa Health Research Institute.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23664/AHRI.AMETHIST.RDS.CLINICAL.DATA
