Round 3

SUMMARY OF THE GPC ROUND 3 (JAN 1991-NOV 1992): Demographic and Health/Medical Surveillance
Round (Period)ItemsNotes
JAN 1991-NOV 1992Protocol TitleEpidemiology and genetics of communicable and non-communicable diseases in the General Population Cohort in Kyamulibwa, Uganda
Objectives in summary
  • To determine the prevalence of HIV among GPC residents stratified by age and sex, comparing children (< years) and adolescents /adults (&ge 13 years).
  • To assess the burden of self-reported sexually transmitted infection (STI) symptoms—including genital ulcers and vaginal discharge—among adolescents and adults (&ge 13 years) in the GPC cohort.
Summary of the house-to-house Census
CharacteristicPopulation(Male + Female)FemalesMales
Start and end dateJan 1991-Nov 1992  
#Households at end of round249  
#Residents by the end of the round10,5785,309 (50.2%)5,269 (49.8%)
#Residents during the round9,9365,005 (50.4%)4,931 (49.6%)
    
#New births   
#In-migrants   
#Out-migrants   
#Deaths16585 (51.5%)80 (48.5%)
    
Age range (in years)0-970-960-97
Figure 1: Overall population pyramid (age-sex distribution, counts and percent)
Summary of the adult medical survey
CharacteristicPopulation(Male + Female)FemalesMales
Start and end date02 Jan 2007 to 25 Oct 2008  
Eligibility criteriaGPC Residents≥13 years≥13 years
#Eligible for medical survey*   
#Households (participation % – % of all HHs with eligible participants that attended medical survey)611  
#participants (participation % – % of all eligible participants)6,2233,578 (57.5%)2,645 (42.5%)
    
Age range (in years)13 – 9813 – 9113 – 98
    
HIV prevalence (95% CI) n=4,789160 (3.3%)113 (4.1%)47 (2.3%)
Summary of the child medical survey
CharacteristicPopulation(Male + Female)FemalesMales
Start and end date   
Eligibility criteria <13 years old   
#Households (HHs) with eligible participants that attended medical survey520  
# of participants that attended the medical survey5,6602,805 (49.6%)2,855 (50.4%)
    
Age range (in years)0 – 120 – 120 – 12
    
HIV prevalence (95% CI)24 (0.5%)11(0.5%)13 (0.5 %)