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

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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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if recbirdate is an estimate (D) (recbirdatex)

Data file: combined_tb_cases_controls_final

Overview

Valid: 1622
Invalid: 11289
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 1182
End: 1182
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
If recbirdate is an estimate
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Full date known 0
0%
2 Day unknown 1058
65.2%
3 Month unknown 0
0%
4 Day and month unknown 544
33.5%
5 20
1.2%
8 Not known at all 0
0%
9 Missing 0
0%
Sysmiss 11289
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: recbirest [decade estimate of most recent birth] (table[s]: tb_tbxto2007, tbold_part1/2, tb_tboto2007, tbold_control)
variable: recbirmm [most recent birth month] (table[s]: tb_tbxto2007, tbold_part1/2, tb_tboto2007, tbold_control)
variable: recbiryear [most recent birth year] (table[s]: tb_tbxto2007, tbold_part1/2, tb_tboto2007, tbold_control)

gen recbirdatex=2 if recbiryear~=.
replace recbirdatex=4 if recbirmm==. & recbiryear~=.
replace recbirdatex=5 if recbirest~=. & recbiryear~=.
la val recbirdatex datex
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