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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Smear positivity (smeacult)

Data file: combined_tb_cases_controls_final

Overview

Valid: 2758

Invalid: 10153

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 228

End: 228

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

Smear positivity

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Smear postive by KPS	1292	46.8%
2	Smear positive by KDH	203	7.4%
3	Culture positive by KPS	154	5.6%
4	Unknown cult, smear neg	461	16.7%
5	Other	648	23.5%
8	Unknown	0	0%
9	Missing	0	0%
Sysmiss		10153

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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