TB cases (1974-2018) and controls (1998-2018) analytical dataset (Karonga)

Malawi

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MWI-MEIRU-TB-COMBINE-FINAL-2022-v01

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Mia Crampin, Estelle McLean

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Karonga -District-wide Combined / Harmonized Datasets Karonga HDSS

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Nov 14, 2025

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Nov 15, 2025

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type of informant (D) (informant)

Data file: combined_tb_cases_controls_final

Overview

Valid: 8845

Invalid: 4066

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 49

End: 49

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

what is the type of informant ?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Self	7736	87.5%
2	Parent	613	6.9%
3	Child/niece/nephew/grandchild	54	0.6%
4	Sibling/cousin	163	1.8%
5	Spouse	123	1.4%
6	In-law	35	0.4%
7	Grandparent/Aunt/Uncle	116	1.3%
8	Non-relative	5	0.1%
Sysmiss		4066

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.

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

variable: self [informant is self] (table[s]: tb_tbo, tb_tboto2007)
variable: relinform [relationship of informant to patient] (table[s]: tb_tbx, tb_tbxto2007, tbold_tbpart1/2, tb_tbo, tbold_control)

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