BCG Immunology Study: Protective immunity following neonatal BCG vaccination

Malawi, 2007 - 2010

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Reference ID

MWI-MEIRU-BIS-2007-v1

Producer(s)

Dr Kate Watkins, Immunologist,

Collections

Karonga HDSS

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Medical help (medtx)

Data file: bis_mother

Overview

Valid: 308

Invalid: 4

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 263

End: 263

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Have you sought any medical help during this pregnancy?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
0	None	235	76.3%
1	Health Centre	64	20.8%
2	KPS	0	0%
3	Private Clinic	3	1%
4	Traditional Healer	6	1.9%
8	Unknown	0	0%
9	Missing	2
Sysmiss		2

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Question post text

If yes, record details of symptoms and treatment

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