Area | Variable name | Definition | Remarks |
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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 |