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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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Whether date of joining current household is an estimate (D) (joindatex)

Data file: combined_tb_cases_controls_final

Overview

Valid: 8955
Invalid: 3956
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 619
End: 619
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Whether date of joining current household is an estimate
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Full date known 0
0%
2 Day unknown 3370
37.6%
3 Month unknown 0
0%
4 Day and month unknown 5401
60.3%
5 184
2.1%
8 Not known at all 0
0%
9 Missing 0
Sysmiss 3956
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: joinest [decade estimate of joining household] (table[s]: tb_tbx, tb_tbxto2007, tbold_part1/2, tb_tbo, tb_tboto2007, tbold_control)
variable: joinmm [month of joining household] (table[s]: tb_tbx, tb_tbxto2007, tbold_part1/2, tb_tbo, tb_tboto2007, tbold_control)
variable: joinyear [year of joining household] (table[s]: tb_tbx, tb_tbxto2007, tbold_part1/2, tb_tbo, tb_tboto2007, tbold_control)
gen joindatex=2 if joinyear~=.
replace joindatex=4 if joinmm==. & joinyear~=.
replace joindatex=5 if joinest~=. & joinyear~=.
la val joindatex datex
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