HBV Screening and Risk Behaviors Among Adults in an HIV Clinic in Eastern Uganda

Anonymized participant data from a study investigating Hepatitis B Virus screening uptake and associated risk behaviors among adults attending an HIV clinic in Eastern Uganda. The dataset includes retrospective records and prospective questionnaires, a codebook, sample questionnaire, and study protocol. It was authored by Rose Mary Busingye and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Assessing the prevalence of HBV screening based on participant data from an HIV clinic.
• Identifying factors influencing HBV screening uptake based on questionnaire and record variables.
• Evaluating high-risk behaviors for HBV infection among people living with HIV.
• Supporting reproducibility in research on HBV prevention strategies for HIV-positive populations.

Strengths

• Includes supplementary materials for transparency: a codebook, sample questionnaire, and study protocol.
• Data is anonymized to protect participant privacy.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the codebook after download.
• The dataset is small (58.0 KB), indicating a limited scope or sample size.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Rose Mary Busingye.

Collection Method

Combines anonymized participant data from retrospective clinical records and prospective questionnaires.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 19:06:59; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern Uganda.