Data for 'Female genital schistosomiasis burden and risk factors in two endemic areas in Malawi nested in the Morbidity Operational Research for Bilharziasis Implementation Decisions (MORBID) cross-sectional study'

Kayuni, Seke (2024) Data for 'Female genital schistosomiasis burden and risk factors in two endemic areas in Malawi nested in the Morbidity Operational Research for Bilharziasis Implementation Decisions (MORBID) cross-sectional study'. [Data Collection]

Summary

This collection contains several datasets collected and analysed as part of the MORBID-FGS (Morbidity Operational Research for Bilharziasis Implementation Decisions for Girls and Women) cross sectional study. The aim of this study was to estimate the FGS burden by conventional and novel diagnostic methods in two S. haematobium endemic areas in Malawi. It also assessed the urinary, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) symptoms associated with FGS. Work was conducted in Nsanje and Chikwawa, Malawi between November 2020 and May 2021. The datasets contain variables on socio-demographic characteristics of the study population, water contact information, and history of urinary, genital, and SRH signs and symptoms. In addition, the datasets also present variables for individual S. haematobium status, and FGS status using both visual and molecular diagnostic methods.