Eligibility and screening procedures
Hepatitis B infection
HEPATITIS B INFECTION, NAIROBI
Potential volunteers were invited for SiVET study screening if they had been community residents in the FCs for at least 6 months (Entebbe), had been attending the GHWP clinic for 6 to 18 months and had tested HIV negative at the last clinic visit (Kampala) or had been enrolled for at least 6 months in the SWOP network of clinics in Nairobi (Nairobi). As part of the screening process for all the SiVET studies, volunteers gave a blood sample to test for Hepatitis B infection and HIV, and a urine sample for pregnancy. Volunteers were not eligible for the SiVET if they were found to be pregnant or living with HIV.