AMETHIST RDS Clinical Data
South Africa, 2021 - 2023
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AHRI.AMETHIST.RDS.Clinical.Data
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Lusanda Mazibuko, Jaco Dreyer, Nompumelelo Mkwanazi, Prof. Maryam Shahmanesh
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May 25, 2026
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May 25, 2026
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What are the reasons for stopping PrEP? - Worried about experiencing short term (ps_prep_stop_reas_7)
Data file: AHRI.AMETHIST.CM.Clinical.Management.2025.v01
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
71
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
12
Range:
1 - 96
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Don't have sex currently. |
| 2 | Have fewer partners. |
| 3 | Partner/s or family member/s objected to me taking PrEP. |
| 4 | Trust partner/s or knows their status. |
| 5 | Other prevention strategies are sufficient. |
| 6 | Finding it difficult to engage with PrEP services. |
| 7 | Worried about experiencing short term side effects. |
| 8 | Worried about experiencing long term side effects. |
| 9 | Don't feel adequately protected with PrEP. |
| 10 | Don't want to or finding it difficult to take a daily tablet. |
| 11 | Prefer not to take PrEP as pregnant or trying to become. |
| 96 | Other |
| Sysmiss |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.