Table 2.6 Definition of Categories Used in Data Analysis
Code Category
Category Definition
At-Risk Population
Information identifying the population at high risk
for syphilis infection or transmission, the relationships of syphilis
risk to HIV and other STD, the nature of risk factors, and the best
ways to reach the high-risk population.
Programmatic Response
Health department programs to prevent and control
syphilis specifically and STDs generally. Includes practices, policies,
administrative infrastructure, and perceived barriers to program
implementation or effectiveness.
Health Care System
Approaches to syphilis and STDs in the private health
sector. Includes availability and accessibility of services to high-risk
populations and knowledge, attitudes and practices of private providers
in managing and reporting STDs.
Messages
Practices for getting prevention messages to the community
generally and to the high-risk population specifically and barriers
to doing this.
Community
Information on roles of community organizations in
mobilizing to address syphilis and risk factors for the disease.
Includes descriptions or programs that target high-risk groups, assessments
of the effectiveness of such programs, and barriers to their implementation.
Also knowledge, attitudes and practices of community leaders toward
syphilis, STDs, and risk factors.
Collaboration
Evidence for collaboration in syphilis prevention
and control among community organizations inside and outside of the
health care system.
Ideal Strategy
Beliefs about the ideal strategy for syphilis prevention
control, including acceptability of these strategies to the community,
barriers to their implementation, and whether any of these ideas
have been implemented.
Context
Demographic, economic, social, and cultural factors
that have an impact on all other aspects of syphilis prevention and
control in the community. Residual category used only if data could
not be otherwise classified.
