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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How were you referred to hospital? (howadmit)

Data file: combined_tb_cases_controls_final

Overview

Valid: 5716

Invalid: 7195

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 219

End: 220

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 99

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

How were you referred to hospital?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Direct	1369	24%
2	Via KPS at H/C etc.	2381	41.7%
3	Via H/C not KPS	1412	24.7%
4	Private clinic not KPS	125	2.2%
5	Via traditional healer	17	0.3%
6	Via KPS not at H/C	66	1.2%
7	Via KPS doctor	180	3.1%
8	Transfer in	166	2.9%
98	Unknown	0	0%
99	Missing	89
Sysmiss		7106

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.

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