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

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Reference ID
MWI-MEIRU-TB-COMBINE-FINAL-2022-v01
Producer(s)
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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Microscopy result at diagnosis (D) (mic_resD)

Data file: combined_tb_cases_controls_final

Overview

Valid: 5726
Invalid: 7185
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 230
End: 230
Width: 1
Range: 0 - 1
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Microscopy result at diagnosis
Categories
Value Category Cases
0 Negative 1947
34%
1 Positive 3779
66%
8 Unknown 0
0%
9 Missing 0
Sysmiss 7185
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: tblabno [lab number] (table[s]: tb_specimen, tb_microscopy)
variable: spectype [specimen type] (table[s]: tb_specimen)
variable: datecoll [specimen collection date] (table[s]: tb_specimen)
variable: mic_res [microscopy result] (table[s]: tb_microscopy)
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