Mobile Men Lite
South Africa, 2005 - 2026
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Mobile Men Lite
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | ZA |
Following the completion of recruitment for the Mobile Men Project, additional individuals continued to seek services. As the project had already achieved its recruitment target, it was decided to establish a separate initiative, Mobile Men Lite Project, to accommodate these individuals outside of the main Mobile Men Project.
The following basic healthcare services were offered:
· HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT)
· HIV Testing (HGT)
· Vital signs assessment and physical examination
· Urinalysis
· Height and weight measurements
· Clinical screening for:
o Tuberculosis (TB)
o Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
o Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC)
o Reproductive health concerns
o Allergies
Participants identified with any abnormalities during screening were referred to Mtuba Clinic for further assessment and management. No follow-up was conducted by the project team, as Mobile Men Lite was not an approved research project but rather a basic service initiative under the Implementation Projects programme.
The eligibility criteria for the Mobile Men Lite programme were identical to those of the Mobile Men Project. Participants were required to be individuals who identified as male at birth and were aged 18 years or older.
Data for mobile men lite project
Basic unit(s) of analysis or observation that the study describes:
Individuals who identified as male at birth aged 18 and above
Version
v1.0.0
Scope
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals who identified as male at birth; HIV infections/prevention & control; South Africa/epidemiology; sexual health. | Africa Health Research Institute | www.ahri.org |
Coverage
Mtubatuba; KwaZulu-Natal, uMkhanyakude district.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Eva Ssozi | Africa Health Research Institute |
| Jaco Dreyer | Africa Health Research Institute |
| Nompumelelo Mkwanazi | Africa Health Research Institute |
| Prof Maryam Shahmanesh | Africa Health Research Institute |
| Name |
|---|
| Africa Health Research Institute |
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bill and Melinda Gates foundation | BMG | Funder |
Sampling
N/A
Data collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2005-03-06 | 2026-07-18 |
Data processing
The data collected and captured on REDCap were uploaded to a MySQL database server within a secure server cluster at AHRI.
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.
Ssozi, E., Dreyer, J., Mkwanazi, N., & Shahmanesh, M. (2026). Mobile Men Lite [Dataset]. Africa Health Research Institute.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.23664/AHRI.AHRI.MOBILEMENLITE.2026.V1
Metadata production
AHRI.AHRI.MobileMenLite.2026.v1
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Africa Health Research Institute | AHRI |