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Table 1 Variables used from the individual tracking data

From: Large-scale STI services in Avahan improve utilization and treatment seeking behaviour amongst high-risk groups in India: an analysis of clinical records from six states

Area

Variable name

Definition

Remarks

Unique identifiers

IP name

Name of the lead implementing partner

 
 

Project name

Name of implementing NGO

830 records without project name were deleted during cleaning

 

Registration date

Date of registration of HRG individual with NGO

4,500 records without registration date were removed from the master database

 

ID number

Unique tracking ID entered in the registration file

55,000 records without ID number were removed from the master database during cleaning

 

Target group

Target group defined by the typology of HRG, FSW, MSM, TG, IDU, clients and regular partners

200 records without target groups were grouped as others

 

Sub target group (place of solicitation for FSW, self-identity for MSM)

Defined by the sub-population within the target groups of HRG: FSW – home-based, street-based, bar-based, brothel-based, lodge-based, highway-based.

MSM - kothi, panthi, double decker,

Transgender, clients/regular partners, IDUs

Re-grouped the local terminology to make this uniform

 

Visit date

Date of current visit to the clinic

2200 records without visit dates were removed during cleaning of the data base

Demographics

Sex

Gender of the STI patient: male, female or transgender

 
 

Age

Age in completed years on the first clinic visit

 
 

Number of years in sex work

Number of years into sex work (recorded at the time of registration)

 
 

Number of clients

Number of clients in last week (recorded at the time of first visit)

 

Clinic visits

Symptoms visit

“STI symptoms visit” - reason for visit to the clinic was STI related symptoms

 
 

Regular STI checkup

“STI check-up” - the individual does not complain of STI symptoms but receives genital examination which may include speculum or proctoscope examination and/or STI Treatment

 
 

Follow-up visit

“STI follow-up” - the individual returned to the clinic within two weeks of last treatment for a review by the doctor

 
 

General visit

General health visit – visit for services other than STI related

 
 

First STI clinic visit

First STI visit to the clinic ever

 
 

Duration of symptoms (days)

Period the patient is suffering from current/longest running STI symptom

Information in actual days as well as in codes - was changed to codes

 

Internal examination

Whether speculum or proctoscopic examination conducted during STI consultation

 

Syndrome diagnosed

Vaginal cervical discharge

Female with vaginal or cervical discharge on examination

 
 

Genital ulcer disease

Female or male with genital or ano-rectal ulceration with or without blisters

 
 

Lower abdominal pain

Female has lower abdominal pain or tenderness, or cervical motion tenderness

 
 

Urethral discharge

Male with urethral discharge with or without dysuria

 
 

Ano-rectal discharge

Male with symptoms of tenesmus or if ano-rectal discharge seen on exam

Females with ano-rectal discharge were also recorded as such.

 

Other syndromes

Other STI syndromes (e.g. inguinal bubo, genital warts, scrotal swelling, genital scabies etc.)

 
 

Asymptomatic

Asymptomatic treatment is given

 
 

None

Asymptomatic treatment is given

 

Treatment packs

Coded in packs**

Specific drugs for specific syndromes as per clinical operating guidelines