Day 55: Visit to Nobuhle's Home

Mrs. Nobuhle Mthethwa's home

Today the data clerks, Sibusiso and I resumed data collection at RFM Baylor. Because I forgot the computer they use for data collection again, we were running late again, so I offered to treat the guys to Braai again. I also went to Nobuhle's house to get her laptop so that she can give me the EID dashboard again because file was corrupt on Chantal's flash drive since a virus was on it. at the prekos to study. The other data clerks, Neli and Nozipho, began data collection at Nhlangano. Chantal decided to stay over Jessica and ShaCoria's house for one night and I decided to stay home and study since Dr. Preko would be quizzing me on some GRE words on Sunday.

Yesterday, I remained at Baylor in the morning Mbabane in order to organize the focus groups for next week and get approval from Dr. Sarah to do data collection at the other Baylor sites (RFM and Hlati-COE). I also showed Chantal how to enter data today and I went to RFM later for the approval letter from the senior medical officer of RFM in order to be authorized to hold focus group there and to possibly start data collection there today. I went to RFM to start data collection with the guys, Ndumiso and Sibusiso, and Chantal's flash drive had a virus so it took us a while to get access to the EID Dashboard, which we needed for data extraction. When we finally got it to open with assistance from the data clerk at RFM Baylor, we started looking through DBS logbook to collect data for the study.